Coaches, movement & choreography · Core
Choreography
ELI5
The designed movement of bodies, camera, objects or crowds through time and space.
Used in conversation
“The director should explain the choreography in a way the performer can play.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Choreography” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
Connected terms
- BlockingBlocking organises ordinary movement for the scene; choreography designs movement with more formal timing, pattern or technical specificity.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14