Meal Break

Once everyone has worked for six hours, a minimum of 30 minutes must be provided for a Meal Break. The 30 minutes does not start until the last person has been served lunch.  See also, Last Man call.

Meal Penalty

A penalty, which occurs on some jobs if the crew is not fed within a certain amount of time. See also, Last Man call.

Minus Optical Sound (MOS)

Standard filmmaking jargon abbreviation for footage without sound or no synchronous audio track recorded.  MOS is an acronym representing a variety of meanings including Mit Out Sound.