WHAT DOES CALL TIME MEAN IN FILM? (In the Entertainment industry.)

Call Sheet / Photo Credit: Amy Clarke Films

WHAT DOES CALL TIME MEAN IN FILM? (In the Entertainment industry.)         

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What does call time mean in film?  

What is a Call Time? Call Time is an industry term that is the actual time you are due at an audition or on the set. There’s a saying that goes: If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late, you’re fired!

So although your call time may be for 7:00 am, it might be a couple hours later that the set, camera, and lights are ready. This is a good time to study the script a little more!

The daily call sheet is a filmmaking term for the schedule crafted by the assistant director, using the director's shot list. It is issued to the cast and crew of a film production to inform them of where and when they should report for a particular day of filming.

A call sheet covers many functions: contact sheet, location information, shoot schedule, and lastly a call sheet (sic!): meaning it gives every person on a set from client, to crew, to personnel, actors, and vendors the time they are to show up for work.

The production schedule is listed by call time, the time when people are expected to start work on a film set.

Information found on call sheets             

Call sheets include other useful information such as contact information (e.g. phone numbers of crew members and other contacts), the schedule for the day, which scenes and script pages are being shot, and the address of the shoot location. Call sheets have information about cast transportation arrangements, parking instructions and safety notes.

Call sheets may also provide logistical information regarding the location. It is common to find such items as weather information, sunrise/sunset times, local hospitals, restaurants, and hardware stores on call sheets.

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Call Sheet / Photo Credit: Amy Clarke Films