Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Scheduling documents & reports · Working

Prep day

ELI5

A paid or scheduled day used to prepare for filming instead of photograph principal material.

Used in conversation

“The prep day should be settled before the unit moves to the next stage.”

Definition

A paid or scheduled day used to prepare for filming rather than photograph principal material.

Here “Prep day” means: A paid or scheduled day used to prepare for filming rather than photograph principal material.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Prep day” in production, set safety, stunts & practical effects conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains the physical-production roles, plans and safety systems behind the shoot.

Connected terms

  • Shoot dayComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.