GLOSSARY

 

Terms that have been highlighted can be found in the list below: (This list is just like a baby, continually growing, and always open for suggestions.)

 

AD

Assistant Director

 

Big Network

ABC, NBC, CBS, but may also include HBO, Showtime and other popular cable networks for our discretionary purposes just to keep you guessing

 

Breakdowns

A listing of all roles being cast for shows/films currently in production.

 

CD

Casting director

 

CL

Craigslist

 

CYA

"Cover Your Ass" a term used in life (and on sets) to remove responsibility and liability for potential things that can go wrong and are blamable.

 

Eff(ing)

the root word 'eff' is actually in the dictionary as a euphemism for 'fuck'

 

FWP

first world problems

 

GTP

Girls on Top Productions

 

MDQ

the major dramatic question of a story

 

POC

person/people of color

 

PONC

person/people of no color. Pronounced like 'pong,' but with a hard 'k' sound.prodco production company

 

QBWWC

queer black women's writer's circle

 

red teaming

punching holes in someone's story/argument/premise

 

repped it

represented by an agency

 

seppuku

ritual suicide by disembowelment

 

Tokenesque

The essence of what it means to have a token quality relative to a generally FWP focused paradigm

 

WIF

write it forward

 

WPP

white people problems (Note: This differs from FWP.)

 

WOC

woman/women of color

 

Youngbucks

Bright-eyed bushy tailed 20 somethings with no debt, no reserve, aren't jaded by reality and will work for free on any and every project - also known as "undercutters."