general n.— «“General” is shorthand for an audition that is open to the general acting public. It is also referred to as a general call, open call, or sometimes a cattle call. Generals are typically done when producers or casting personnel want to...
buffer n.— «As it opens, a confident Wayne saunters into a class reunion, wearing another man’s nametag, making conversation and parting the clueless “buffers” (the term for non-Traveller folk) from their wallets.» —“On TV: A wealth of talent in...
alligator arm n.pl.— «Still, John Lewis wishes he had a quarter for every alligator-arm quip he’s heard. “People always say if my arms were longer, I might reach more balls, but I try not to take it personally,” he said. “I don’t let it bother me...
raincoat crowd n.— «We’re not aiming at the fetish set, or what I call the “raincoat crowd.”…We want our competition to be based on talent, not body image.» —“Glam slam” by Joseph P. Kahn in Somerville Boston Globe June 10, 2006. (source: Double...
crowdsourcing n.— «Technological advances in everything from product design software to digital video cameras are breaking down the cost barriers that once separated amateurs from professionals. Hobbyists, part-timers, and dabblers suddenly have a...
bucket around v. phr.— «Where breathes the fighting man with soul so dead that he takes insult on being termed a soldier of fortune? There’s no better label for the man who prefers bucketing around the globe seeking danger to a safe nest where his...
