call sheet

noun

: a daily schedule of filming for a movie or television show

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Thirteen of those snaps gained at least 3 yards, enough to keep the call sheet open. Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 But the Lions aren’t out to just take the season series against the worst team in the division, and their offensive coordinator Ben Johnson apparently isn’t just some poindexter offensive coordinator with his nose buried in the call sheet. Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 The ’60s movie had more than 120 speaking parts; Chalamet had nearly 70 costume changes; and the next 20 supporting characters on the call sheet had from 10 to 20 changes each. Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 The three actresses atop the call sheet — Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña — are all up for Globes, and the film is well positioned for the upcoming Oscar nominations. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for call sheet 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of call sheet was in 1907

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“Call sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sheet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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