Knowledge

Wrap (filmmaking)

Source 📝

43: 389: 190:
and there are no industry citations for this source. Printing would typically be done at the end of each shoot day (or when else desired, usually as soon as possible for safety of the picture) and not at the end of an entire shoot. This is illustrated by use of the phrase "Cut and print" which was
191:
used to signify a request the film just shot should be 'printed' (the negative developed and transferred to a positive print) for viewing. Film is neither wound nor reeled at the end of a shoot but rather unloaded and 'canned', which is where "It's in the can" originates.
185:
The long-commonplace phrase "Let's wrap it up" or "Time to wrap things up" is the most likely origin. The term "wrap" is sometimes incorrectly said to be an acronym for "Wind, Reel, And Print", though this a
166:
for the cast and crew of the film. This marks the end of the actors' collaboration with each other, the director, producer, and crew on the film (except for possible
426: 107: 79: 271: 17: 445: 450: 86: 60: 219: 126: 297: 201:
Some directors also announce "wraps" for each actor when their work concludes (e.g. "That's a wrap for John Doe").
323: 455: 93: 31: 64: 75: 419: 328:
Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources
412: 53: 352: 245: 155: 100: 27:
Phrase meaning "the end of filming" used by a director in the early days of the film industry
400: 171: 167: 154:
to signal the end of filming. Since the 1920s, filmmakers have been using this phrase when
8: 360: 377: 159: 396: 179: 439: 364: 175: 151: 147: 298:"'Really drunk' James Bond star Daniel Craig's emotional wrap party speech" 195: 187: 42: 388: 324:"10 Lessons on Filmmaking from Roger Corman | Filmmaker Magazine" 395:
This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a
194:"That's a wrap!" can also be heard in similar contexts such as 30:"That's a wrap!" redirects here. Not to be confused with 178:
may be called in several months or years later to help
272:"Scenes from the Game of Thrones series wrap party" 67:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 437: 158:is concluded and the film is ready to go into 420: 162:. At that point, it is traditional to hold a 220:"Film Studies 101: On-Set Jargon Explained" 427: 413: 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 321: 14: 438: 350: 269: 243: 295: 217: 383: 244:Safire, William (27 February 2005). 65:adding citations to reliable sources 36: 296:Watts, Halina (28 September 2019). 24: 25: 467: 344: 182:when it is ready to be released. 387: 41: 52:needs additional citations for 351:Safire, William (2005-02-27). 322:Macaulay, Scott (2015-08-10). 315: 289: 263: 237: 218:Kirby, Ben (30 January 2014). 211: 13: 1: 204: 399:. You can help Knowledge by 150:since the early days of the 7: 270:Selcke, Dan (1 July 2018). 10: 472: 446:Film and video terminology 382: 29: 451:English words and phrases 142:, as used in the phrase " 378:Hulu: 'House' Wrap Party 456:Film terminology stubs 76:"Wrap" filmmaking 156:principal photography 176:leading cast members 146:", has been used by 61:improve this article 18:Wrap (film industry) 357:The New York Times 250:The New York Times 408: 407: 137: 136: 129: 111: 16:(Redirected from 463: 429: 422: 415: 391: 384: 374: 372: 371: 338: 337: 335: 334: 319: 313: 312: 310: 308: 293: 287: 286: 284: 282: 276:Winter is Coming 267: 261: 260: 258: 256: 241: 235: 234: 232: 230: 215: 180:promote the film 174:). However the 132: 125: 121: 118: 112: 110: 69: 45: 37: 21: 471: 470: 466: 465: 464: 462: 461: 460: 436: 435: 434: 433: 369: 367: 353:"'It's A Wrap'" 347: 342: 341: 332: 330: 320: 316: 306: 304: 294: 290: 280: 278: 268: 264: 254: 252: 246:"'It's A Wrap'" 242: 238: 228: 226: 216: 212: 207: 160:post-production 133: 122: 116: 113: 70: 68: 58: 46: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 469: 459: 458: 453: 448: 432: 431: 424: 417: 409: 406: 405: 392: 381: 380: 375: 346: 345:External links 343: 340: 339: 314: 288: 262: 236: 209: 208: 206: 203: 135: 134: 49: 47: 40: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 468: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 443: 441: 430: 425: 423: 418: 416: 411: 410: 404: 402: 398: 393: 390: 386: 385: 379: 376: 366: 362: 358: 354: 349: 348: 329: 325: 318: 303: 299: 292: 277: 273: 266: 251: 247: 240: 225: 221: 214: 210: 202: 199: 197: 192: 189: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 152:film industry 149: 145: 144:That's a wrap 141: 131: 128: 120: 109: 106: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: –  77: 73: 72:Find sources: 66: 62: 56: 55: 50:This article 48: 44: 39: 38: 33: 19: 401:expanding it 394: 368:. Retrieved 356: 331:. Retrieved 327: 317: 305:. Retrieved 302:Daily Mirror 301: 291: 279:. Retrieved 275: 265: 253:. Retrieved 249: 239: 227:. Retrieved 223: 213: 200: 196:photo shoots 193: 184: 163: 143: 139: 138: 123: 114: 104: 97: 90: 83: 71: 59:Please help 54:verification 51: 32:It's a Wrap 440:Categories 370:2018-12-10 333:2022-07-02 307:5 February 281:5 February 255:5 February 229:5 February 205:References 164:wrap party 117:March 2010 87:newspapers 365:0362-4331 188:backronym 148:directors 172:pick-ups 168:dubbing 101:scholar 363:  224:Empire 103:  96:  89:  82:  74:  108:JSTOR 94:books 397:stub 361:ISSN 309:2020 283:2020 257:2020 231:2020 140:Wrap 80:news 170:or 63:by 442:: 359:. 355:. 326:. 300:. 274:. 248:. 222:. 198:. 428:e 421:t 414:v 403:. 373:. 336:. 311:. 285:. 259:. 233:. 130:) 124:( 119:) 115:( 105:· 98:· 91:· 84:· 57:. 34:. 20:)

Index

Wrap (film industry)
It's a Wrap

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Wrap" filmmaking
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
directors
film industry
principal photography
post-production
dubbing
pick-ups
leading cast members
promote the film
backronym
photo shoots
"Film Studies 101: On-Set Jargon Explained"
"'It's A Wrap'"
"Scenes from the Game of Thrones series wrap party"
"'Really drunk' James Bond star Daniel Craig's emotional wrap party speech"
"10 Lessons on Filmmaking from Roger Corman | Filmmaker Magazine"
"'It's A Wrap'"
ISSN

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.