Soft Book / Hold
A request to hold time in a person’s calendar for work that is not yet confirmed. You may hear, “Pencil it in,” meaning it could be erased, the job is tentative.
Sound design
The use of bespoke sound effects to help bring a film to life during post-production. Good sound design is often subliminal. It adds an extra dimension to your film. Vital in animation and motion graphics.
Sound Mixer
See Audio Recordist.
Sound Recordist
See Audio Recordist.
Sound Stage
A stage specifically designed to be able to record clean audio without ambient sound.
