Ingest, sync & media management · Working
Selects reel
ELI5
A sequence gathering preferred material for creative review.
Used in conversation
“The current cut needs a clearer decision about the selects reel.”
Pitch context
Use this in nonfiction pitches to separate what is known, accessible, ethical and structurally repeatable.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Sources & evidence · 11
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Documentary Accountability Working Group — Documentary Accountability Working Group FrameworkDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Documentary Producers Alliance — Documentary Producers Alliance GuidelinesDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Format Recognition and Protection Association — FRAPA Format DefinitionsDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- International Documentary Association — Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair UseDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Non-Fiction Core Application — Non-Fiction Core Application 2.0Direct source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Ofcom — Broadcasting CodeDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14