wetdown

English

Etymology

Deverbal from wet down.

Noun

wetdown (plural wetdowns)

1. (film) The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.

   Coordinate terms: dousing, drenching, wetting

   • 1990, Michael Horwin, Careers in Film and Video Production, page 70:

     Water trucks needed for wetdowns are used often. Camera cranes and scissor lifts used to lift a camera and one or more operators high above the ground are also frequently requested.

   • 2016, Dan Mirvish, The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 38:

     That confidence will buy you a lot of good will when you ask them all for finishing funds because you blew your production budget on a Luma crane and a wetdown for Hollywood Boulevard.