studio floor

Where cameras roll

The studio floor is the main working space in a television or film studio where production takes place—where sets are built, cameras operate, and performers work.

The term distinguishes this area from control rooms, editing suites, and other technical spaces: Clear the studio floor, we're going live in five minutes.

In recording studios, the floor is where musicians perform, separate from the engineer's booth.

Related

camera crew · set · lighting · grip · dolly · marks · tape · cables · boom · boom operator · rehearsal · dance rehearsal · blocking · scene · director · backdrop · props · clapboard

Opposites
production space location

studio floorcontrol room

Facility housing operational oversight

control booth · mixing room · gallery · master control · backstage

production space vs. audience space

studio floorbleachers

Open-air spectator benches

grandstand · spectator area · house · auditorium · front of house

Family

studio, floor, studios, floors, floored, flooring, study, studious, studiously

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G