# Revolution Picture Cars > Revolution connects film and television productions with picture cars — source, vote on, budget, and book vehicles in one place. Free for productions; vendors and owners list their vehicles. ## Key resources - [Picture Car Glossary](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary): 128 plain-English definitions of picture-car, transportation, and film/TV vehicle terms. Maintained by Revolution Picture Cars; updated June 2026. - [Behind the Lens](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens): resources, guides, and news. - [For productions](https://revolution.film/) - [For car vendors](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/car-vendors) - [For car owners](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/car-owners) ## Picture car glossary — full term list - [Action vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/action-vehicle): An action vehicle is a picture car used for on-camera driving or stunts. - [Ad vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/ad-vehicle): An ad vehicle is a picture car used specifically for advertising or commercial productions, including TV spots, digital campaigns, and print shoots. - [Arm car or U-Crane car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/arm-car-or-u-crane-car): An arm car or U-Crane car is a specialized camera vehicle fitted with a gyro-stabilized hydraulic crane arm. - [Art department vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/art-department-vehicle): An art department vehicle is a picture car whose appearance has been significantly altered by the production design team. - [Atlanta Teamsters Local 728](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/atlanta-teamsters-local-728): Atlanta Teamsters Local 728 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local that represents transportation crew, picture car coordinators, wranglers, haulers, and drivers for film and television productions shooting in Georgia. - [Background car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/background-car): A background car is a non-featured vehicle placed in a scene to add environmental realism, depth, and period authenticity without drawing attention away from the main action or hero vehicles. - [base camp in picture car production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/base-camp-in-picture-car-production): A base camp is the off-set staging area where cast trailers, crew services, and production support vehicles are parked during a shooting day. - [base plate or speed rail rigging](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/base-plate-or-speed-rail-rigging): Base plate or speed rail rigging is a modular aluminum and steel system used to mount cameras, lights, playback monitors, and other equipment to the exterior or interior of picture cars, insert cars, or process trailers. - [Boneyard](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/boneyard): A boneyard is an off-set storage lot or facility where picture cars particularly multiples, stunt cars, and damaged vehicles are staged when not actively needed on camera. - [Boston Teamsters Local 25](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/boston-teamsters-local-25): Boston Teamsters Local 25 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local whose Motion Picture Division represents drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew on film and television productions across Massachusetts and New England. - [branded vehicle in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/branded-vehicle-in-film-production): A branded vehicle in film production is a picture car carrying visible commercial markings, logos, or livery either authentic brand partnerships, fictional brand dressing created by the art department, or cleared trademarks approved for on-camera use. - [breakaway vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/breakaway-vehicle): A breakaway vehicle is a picture car engineered with structural weak points or pre-scored panels designed to shatter, crumple, or separate cleanly on cue for a stunt sequence. - [Buck or body buck](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/buck-or-body-buck): A buck or body buck is a partial reproduction of a vehicle's interior or exterior shell typically built on a stage or set rather than on an actual car. - [Camera car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/camera-car): A camera car is a purpose-built or heavily modified vehicle designed to film other vehicles in motion. - [camera car tow arm](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/camera-car-tow-arm): A camera car tow arm is a rigid or articulating steel extension mounted to the front of a camera car that physically connects to and tows a picture car during driving shots. - [Car owner in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/car-owner-in-film-production): A car owner in film production is the private individual or commercial entity who owns a vehicle rented to productions for on-camera use. - [Car rental inquiry at Revolution](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/car-rental-inquiry-at-revolution): A car rental inquiry at Revolution is a formal request submitted by a production to rent picture cars for a project. - [Certificate of Insurance (COI) for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/certificate-of-insurance-coi-for-picture-cars): A Certificate of Insurance, or COI, is an official document proving that the production carries adequate insurance to cover liability and property damage involving the rented picture car. - [chase vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/chase-vehicle): A chase vehicle is a picture car used in a pursuit sequence either as the pursuing or fleeing vehicle that must perform at elevated speeds or through complex choreographed traffic scenarios. - [Chicago Teamsters Local 727](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/chicago-teamsters-local-727): Chicago Teamsters Local 727 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local that represents transportation drivers, picture car coordinators, wranglers, and related crew on film and television productions in the Chicago and Illinois market. - [clearance for a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/clearance-for-a-picture-car): A clearance for a picture car is the legal authorization confirming that a specific vehicle, its identifying features, brand marks, or custom design elements can be used on camera without infringing third-party intellectual property rights. - [concept vehicle in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/concept-vehicle-in-film-production): A concept vehicle in film production is a fictional, one-of-a-kind picture car designed and fabricated specifically for a script with no real-world production counterpart. - [conversion vehicle for film](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/conversion-vehicle-for-film): A conversion vehicle for film is an existing production vehicle that has been partially or fully converted to represent a different era, type, or function than it was originally built for. - [custom fabrication for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/custom-fabrication-for-picture-cars): Custom fabrication for picture cars encompasses building, converting, or heavily modifying vehicles to match the specific demands of a script. - [daily rate for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/daily-rate-for-picture-cars): A daily rate is the standard price charged to a production for one day of on-set filming or prep use of a picture car. - [Dallas Teamsters Local 745](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/dallas-teamsters-local-745): Dallas Teamsters Local 745 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local that represents drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew on film and television productions across Texas. - [day player vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/day-player-vehicle): A day player vehicle is a picture car rented for a single shooting day only, without any hold or run-of-show commitment from the production. - [dolly shot with a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/dolly-shot-with-a-picture-car): A dolly shot with a picture car is a controlled camera move in which the vehicle either passes in front of a camera mounted on a dolly track, or the camera dollies alongside a stationary or slowly moving picture car to capture a smooth tracking shot. - [Dress car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/dress-car): A dress car is a picture car that has been fully prepared with all period-accurate, branded, or story-specific set dressing applied including interior props, signage, special paint, stickers, custom license plates, and any other details required by the script. - [electric picture car (EV) on set](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/electric-picture-car-ev-on-set): An electric picture car (EV) on set is a battery-powered vehicle used for on-camera production. - [emergency vehicle package](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/emergency-vehicle-package): An emergency vehicle package is a film-production-ready police car, ambulance, fire truck, tactical vehicle, or other emergency service vehicle configured for on-set use. - [Era vehicle or period car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/era-vehicle-or-period-car): An era vehicle or period car is a picture car specifically sourced because its design, manufacture date, and appearance accurately represents a particular historical time period required by the script. - [exclusivity clause in a picture car rental](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/exclusivity-clause-in-a-picture-car-rental): An exclusivity clause in a picture car rental agreement prevents the car owner from renting the vehicle to any competing production, brand, or content creator during a specified period. - [expendables kit for picture car wranglers](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/expendables-kit-for-picture-car-wranglers): An expendables kit for picture car wranglers is the collection of consumable supplies kept on hand by wranglers throughout the shooting day to quickly address vehicle appearance and minor issues on set. - [featured vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/featured-vehicle): A featured vehicle is a picture car that is prominently visible or integral to the story appearing in close-up shots, interacting with cast members, or occupying a central visual role in a scene. - [film permit for picture car sequences](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/film-permit-for-picture-car-sequences): A film permit for picture car sequences is an official authorization from a municipality, state, or federal authority allowing a production to use public roads, parking areas, or government property for vehicle-related filming. - [fire gag vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/fire-gag-vehicle): A fire gag vehicle is a picture car rigged with fuel lines, ignition systems, and controlled burn chambers by the SFX team to produce a specific on-camera fire effect such as a burning engine compartment, flaming exhaust, or full vehicle engulfment. - [fleet manager in the picture car department](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/fleet-manager-in-the-picture-car-department): A fleet manager is the crew member responsible for tracking, scheduling, and maintaining multiple picture cars across an entire production. - [gag vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/gag-vehicle): A gag vehicle is a picture car specially prepared and rigged to perform a specific physical stunt or "gag" such as a controlled roll, a precision spin, a breakaway panel collapse, or a remote-controlled driving sequence. - [gimbal rig for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/gimbal-rig-for-picture-cars): A gimbal rig for picture cars is a motion-controlled hydraulic or pneumatic platform onto which a picture car's body (or body buck) is mounted to simulate vehicle movement pitching, rolling, and yawing during stage filming. - [greenscreen tow](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/greenscreen-tow): A greenscreen tow is a controlled studio or stage technique where a picture car is mounted on a low trailer or towed platform in front of a green screen or LED volume. - [grip rig on a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/grip-rig-on-a-picture-car): A grip rig on a picture car is the combination of grip equipment hostess trays, speed rail, suction-cup camera mounts, seat mounts, and custom brackets used to attach camera systems to the exterior or interior of a vehicle. - [hauler in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/hauler-in-film-production): A hauler is the transportation provider responsible for physically moving picture cars between storage facilities, prep shops, and filming locations. - [hero car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/hero-car): A hero car is the primary on-camera picture vehicle kept in immaculate, camera-perfect condition for close-ups, featured scenes, and any shot where the vehicle must look its absolute best. - [high-speed camera pass on a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/high-speed-camera-pass-on-a-picture-car): A high-speed camera pass on a picture car is a driving sequence in which the vehicle travels at elevated speed past a stationary or tracking camera position to capture dramatic slow-motion footage when the film is played back at standard frame rate. - [hold day for a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/hold-day-for-a-picture-car): A hold day is a production day for which a picture car is reserved and paid for but does not appear on camera typically due to weather delays, schedule changes, or stand-by requirements. - [hostess tray vehicle mount](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/hostess-tray-vehicle-mount): A hostess tray vehicle mount is a flat, sled-style camera mounting platform designed to attach directly to a vehicle's hood, trunk, or roof using suction cups or clamped rigging points. - [in-and-around driver](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/in-and-around-driver): An in-and-around driver is a Teamster-classified driver who operates vehicles within a production's base camp and on-set staging areas moving cars, equipment trucks, and personal vehicles around the immediate production zone rather than on public roads over long distances. - [insert car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/insert-car): An insert car is a specialized low-profile vehicle or rolling camera platform used to capture detail shots of a picture car in motion such as wheel spins, exhaust shots, underbody details, or close-up instrumentation shots that a standard camera car cannot easily achieve. - [interior rigging for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/interior-rigging-for-picture-cars): Interior rigging for picture cars is the installation of camera mounts, lighting fixtures, and related equipment inside the vehicle's cabin to capture in-car performances and driving scenes. - [J-bar or jib car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/j-bar-or-jib-car): A J-bar or jib car is a camera vehicle fitted with a fixed or articulating jib (crane arm) that allows the camera to be elevated above, beside, or angled down at a moving picture car during filming. - [J-turn or bootlegger reverse in stunt driving](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/j-turn-or-bootlegger-reverse-in-stunt-driving): A J-turn or bootlegger reverse is a stunt driving maneuver in which a vehicle traveling in reverse is swung 180 degrees to face forward without stopping or a forward-moving vehicle is thrown into reverse and whipped around. - [key scenic or key car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/key-scenic-or-key-car): A key scenic or key car is the most important picture vehicle in a specific scene the one around which all other vehicles, camera positions, and performer blocking are organized. - [kill switch in a stunt vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/kill-switch-in-a-stunt-vehicle): A kill switch in a stunt vehicle is a safety mechanism often a remote-triggered electrical cutoff or a manual emergency stop that allows a safety supervisor or remote operator to instantly disable the engine or fuel supply of a picture car during a stunt. - [loanout vehicle or manufacturer-provided car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/loanout-vehicle-or-manufacturer-provided-car): A loanout vehicle or manufacturer-provided car is a picture car furnished directly by an automaker to a production often at no charge or reduced rate in exchange for the brand exposure that comes with on-screen use. - [lock-up car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/lock-up-car): A lock-up car is a parked background vehicle placed and secured in a specific position on set typically with wheel chocks, locked steering, or a prop chain to ensure it remains exactly in place for continuity across multiple shooting days. - [low loader](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/low-loader): A low loader is a flat, low-height tow trailer used to carry a picture car at road speed during location driving scenes, most commonly found in UK and European productions. - [mileage log for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/mileage-log-for-picture-cars): A mileage log for picture cars is the daily record kept by wranglers or coordinators documenting the exact odometer reading of each picture vehicle at the start and end of every production day. - [mock-up or mockup vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/mock-up-or-mockup-vehicle): A mock-up or mockup vehicle is a non-functional or partially functional picture car replica built to represent a specific vehicle type, era, or fictional design without requiring the actual vehicle to be present or operable. - [monthly rate for picture car rental](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/monthly-rate-for-picture-car-rental): A monthly rate is a discounted rental price offered for reserving a picture car for a continuous period of approximately four weeks or a full calendar month. - [motion control rig for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/motion-control-rig-for-picture-cars): A motion control rig for picture cars is a programmable, robotically actuated camera system that can repeat an identical camera move in terms of path, speed, and timing with absolute precision across multiple takes. - [multiples package](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/multiples-package): A multiples package is a set of two or more identical or near-identical picture cars sourced for the same production. - [ND car (non-descript vehicle)](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/nd-car-non-descript-vehicle): An ND car, or non-descript vehicle, is a background or supporting picture car deliberately selected and dressed to be visually neutral lacking distinguishing features, strong styling, bold colors, or any branding that might attract the viewer's eye or create continuity problems. - [New Mexico Movie Teamsters](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/new-mexico-movie-teamsters): New Mexico movie Teamsters represent the drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew on film and television productions across New Mexico, one of the fastest-growing US production hubs. - [New Orleans Teamsters Local 270](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/new-orleans-teamsters-local-270): New Orleans Teamsters Local 270 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local representing drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew on film and television productions throughout Louisiana, one of the country's most active tax-incentive production hubs. - [non-union work in picture car production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/non-union-work-in-picture-car-production): Non-union work in picture car production refers to transportation, wrangling, driving, and coordination services performed outside of the jurisdiction of labor unions like the Teamsters. - [North Carolina Teamsters Local 391](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/north-carolina-teamsters-local-391): North Carolina Teamsters Local 391 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local representing transportation drivers and picture car crew on film and television productions in North Carolina, including the long-established studio hub in Wilmington. - [NYC Teamsters Local 817](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/nyc-teamsters-local-817): NYC Teamsters Local 817 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local representing drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew working on film and television productions in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. - [off-production vehicle return](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/off-production-vehicle-return): An off-production vehicle return is the process of returning a picture car to its owner when the production has finished using it whether at the end of the day, at the end of a block of scenes, or at full wrap. - [on-set mechanic for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/on-set-mechanic-for-picture-cars): An on-set mechanic for picture cars is a licensed automotive technician assigned to the production to diagnose and resolve mechanical issues with picture vehicles while on location. - [overlay vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/overlay-vehicle): An overlay vehicle is a picture car filmed separately and composited into a scene in post-production, rather than being physically present in the same location as the rest of the action. - [owner hold or holder fee](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/owner-hold-or-holder-fee): An owner hold or holder fee is a payment made by a production to a private vehicle owner to reserve the car for specific dates, preventing the owner from making the vehicle available to other parties during that period. - [picture car breakdown sheet](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-breakdown-sheet): A picture car breakdown sheet is a production document, typically prepared by the picture car coordinator during pre-production, that identifies every vehicle needed for each scene in the script. - [Picture Car Broker](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-broker): A Picture Car Broker is a specialist, company, or platform that connects film productions with vehicle owners and manages the logistics of the rental relationship. - [Picture Car Coordinator](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-coordinator): A Picture Car Coordinator is the department head responsible for sourcing, evaluating, contracting, prepping, transporting, and managing all picture vehicles for a production from pre-production through wrap. - [picture car dispatcher](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-dispatcher): A picture car dispatcher is the logistics coordinator who creates and manages the daily vehicle movement schedule on a production assigning wranglers, dispatching haulers, timing pickups and deliveries, and communicating vehicle arrival and departure times to the assistant director and transportation captain. - [picture car fleet inventory](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-fleet-inventory): The picture car fleet inventory is the master list of every vehicle committed or under consideration for a production, typically maintained by the picture car coordinator. - [picture car lighting package](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-lighting-package): A picture car lighting package refers to practical or additional lighting elements rigged on or around a picture car to supplement or replace the vehicle's factory lights for on-camera use. - [picture car mechanic](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-mechanic): A picture car mechanic is a certified automotive technician hired by the production to maintain and repair picture vehicles throughout filming. - [picture car or picture vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-or-picture-vehicle): A picture car or picture vehicle is any motor vehicle automobile, motorcycle, truck, bus, or specialty vehicle that appears on camera in a film, television program, commercial, music video, or other visual production. - [picture car parking or staging layout](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-parking-or-staging-layout): Picture car parking or staging layout is the organized plan for positioning all vehicles in the picture car lot at the beginning of each shooting day. - [picture car prep day](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-prep-day): A picture car prep day is a scheduled, paid production day dedicated to inspecting, detailing, dressing, rigging, and camera-testing picture vehicles before principal photography begins. - [picture car tech scout](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/picture-car-tech-scout): A picture car tech scout is a pre-production location visit attended by the picture car coordinator, transportation captain, stunt coordinator (if applicable), and the director of photography to assess a filming location specifically for vehicle logistics. - [police or law enforcement vehicle package](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/police-or-law-enforcement-vehicle-package): A police or law enforcement vehicle package is a fully dressed picture car representing a specific police department, era, and jurisdiction complete with correct livery, light bar, push bumper, antenna configuration, and appropriate interior equipment. - [pre-pickup inspection at Revolution](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/pre-pickup-inspection-at-revolution): A pre-pickup inspection at Revolution is the documentation process that every car owner should complete before a wrangler or hauler takes possession of their vehicle. - [process trailer](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/process-trailer): A process trailer is a low, flat tow platform designed to safely carry a picture car with actors inside performing while the entire rig is towed through a location or in front of a greenscreen on stage. - [production design vehicle reference](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/production-design-vehicle-reference): A production design vehicle reference is the visual bible prepared by the production designer and art director that defines the exact look, color, condition, and dressing of each picture car needed for the film. - [qualified driver on a film set](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/qualified-driver-on-a-film-set): A qualified driver on a film set is a licensed, vetted professional who has been cleared to operate picture vehicles on or in transit to the production location. - [ramp vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/ramp-vehicle): A ramp vehicle is a purpose-built or specially modified picture car used as a launching platform for another vehicle during a jump, launch, or airborne stunt. - [remote-controlled (RC) picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/remote-controlled-rc-picture-car): A remote-controlled (RC) picture car is a full-size or scale vehicle modified with a radio-controlled drive-by-wire system that allows it to be operated from a safe distance without a driver inside. - [Revolution.film picture car listing](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/revolution-film-picture-car-listing): A Revolution.film picture car listing is a vehicle profile created by a car owner on the Revolution.film platform that makes their vehicle discoverable and bookable by film, television, and commercial productions. - [road lockoff or ITC (Intermittent Traffic Control)](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/road-lockoff-or-itc-intermittent-traffic-control): A road lockoff or ITC (Intermittent Traffic Control) is a permitted, coordinated road closure or traffic management plan that allows picture car sequences to be filmed safely on public streets. - [rollover vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/rollover-vehicle): A rollover vehicle is a specially prepared picture car engineered to safely execute a controlled rollover stunt on camera. - [run-of-show rental](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/run-of-show-rental): A run-of-show rental is an agreement where a picture car is booked and paid for across the full duration of a production from the first prep day through the final wrap day regardless of how many individual shooting days it is on camera. - [safety bulletin compliance for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/safety-bulletin-compliance-for-picture-cars): Safety bulletin compliance for picture cars means adhering to the recognized safety guidelines published by bodies such as the CSATF (Contract Services Administration Trust Fund) that govern the use of camera cars, process trailers, camera rigging, chase sequences, and picture car stunts on professional productions. - [set dressing for vehicles](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/set-dressing-for-vehicles): Set dressing for vehicles is the process of applying temporary interior and exterior modifications to a picture car to align it with the production's story, period, branding, or visual world. - [side mount camera rig on a picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/side-mount-camera-rig-on-a-picture-car): A side mount camera rig on a picture car is a camera attachment system that positions the camera on the exterior side of the vehicle typically at door or wheel-well height to capture low-angle tracking shots running parallel to the vehicle's direction of travel. - [special effects (SFX) technician in picture car work](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/special-effects-sfx-technician-in-picture-car-work): A special effects (SFX) technician working in picture car sequences is the crew member responsible for integrating practical on-set effects into vehicle scenes including bullet hits, fire and smoke systems, rain bars, hydraulic tilts, controlled breakaway glass, and practical explosions. - [speed bump or road surface inspection for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/speed-bump-or-road-surface-inspection-for-picture-cars): A speed bump or road surface inspection for picture cars is the pre-shoot evaluation of driving routes and surfaces performed by the stunt coordinator, transportation captain, and location department before any vehicle sequences are filmed. - [storyboard for picture car sequences](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/storyboard-for-picture-car-sequences): A storyboard for picture car sequences is a visual pre-production document that illustrates every planned shot in a vehicle sequence showing camera positions, vehicle movements, angles, and transitions frame by frame. - [stunt car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/stunt-car): A stunt car is a picture vehicle often a duplicate of the hero car that has been specifically modified, reinforced, or prepared to safely perform physical stunts without risking damage to the hero vehicle or injury to crew. - [stunt coordinator](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/stunt-coordinator): A stunt coordinator is the department head responsible for designing, planning, and supervising all stunt work on a production including all vehicle-based action sequences. - [stunt driver](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/stunt-driver): A stunt driver is a highly trained, specially insured driving professional who performs precision, high-speed, or otherwise dangerous vehicle maneuvers for film and television productions. - [surveillance vehicle in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/surveillance-vehicle-in-film-production): A surveillance vehicle in film production is a picture car dressed to represent a covert law enforcement or intelligence agency observation vehicle typically a nondescript van, SUV, or sedan with tinted windows, minimal exterior markings, and optionally a dressed interior with monitoring equipment. - [tail-slash or precision immobilization technique (PIT) in stunt driving](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/tail-slash-or-precision-immobilization-technique-pit-in-stunt-driving): A tail-slash or Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) in stunt driving is a controlled maneuver in which one vehicle makes contact with the rear quarter panel of another to cause a yaw rotation, spinning it out of its direction of travel. - [Teamsters Local 399 Transport](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/teamsters-local-399-transport): Teamsters Local 399 Transport is the Los Angeles-based local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that represents drivers, transportation coordinators, fleet managers, picture car coordinators, and wranglers working on film, television, and streaming productions in the greater Los Angeles area. - [tilt-and-flip vehicle (T-bone rig)](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/tilt-and-flip-vehicle-t-bone-rig): A tilt-and-flip vehicle, also called a T-bone rig or cannon car, is a stunt vehicle fitted with a hidden pneumatic or explosive pipe cannon that fires downward on one side, forcing the vehicle to flip sideways on cue. - [tow rig in film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/tow-rig-in-film-production): A tow rig in film production is the truck and trailer combination used to transport picture cars between prep facilities, storage lots, and filming locations. - [tracking shot vehicle sequence](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/tracking-shot-vehicle-sequence): A tracking shot vehicle sequence is any filmed sequence in which the camera moves continuously alongside, behind, or ahead of a picture car while both the camera platform and the vehicle are in motion. - [transportation captain](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/transportation-captain): A transportation captain is the crew leader responsible for overseeing all drivers, transportation logistics, and vehicle movements for a production including picture car staging, cast vehicle scheduling, and equipment hauling. - [U-Crane](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/u-crane): A U-Crane is a hydraulically stabilized camera crane system mounted to a vehicle, most commonly a large SUV or purpose-built platform vehicle. - [union work in picture car production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/union-work-in-picture-car-production): Union work in picture car production refers to all transportation, wrangling, coordination, and driving services performed under a collective bargaining agreement most commonly the Teamsters. - [Unit Production Manager (UPM)](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/unit-production-manager-upm): A Unit Production Manager (UPM) is the production executive responsible for overseeing budgets, scheduling, logistics, and crew contracts on a film or television production. - [vehicle detailer](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vehicle-detailer): A vehicle detailer in film production is the crew member responsible for ensuring that picture cars are in pristine, camera-ready condition before each shooting day. - [vehicle log or vehicle movement sheet](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vehicle-log-or-vehicle-movement-sheet): A vehicle log or vehicle movement sheet is the daily paper or digital record maintained by the picture car department documenting every vehicle's pickup location, departure time, arrival time at set, on-camera usage, condition notes, and return details for each day of production. - [vehicle rental agreement for film](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vehicle-rental-agreement-for-film): A vehicle rental agreement for film is the legally binding contract between a car owner and a production company that defines the terms of renting a picture vehicle. - [vehicle wrangler or handler](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vehicle-wrangler-or-handler): A vehicle wrangler or handler is the on-set crew member assigned to deliver, drive, position, fuel, stage, and maintain picture cars throughout a filming day. - [VFX vehicle or digital car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vfx-vehicle-or-digital-car): A VFX vehicle or digital car is a computer-generated picture vehicle created by the visual effects department rather than using a real physical car. - [vintage or classic car for film production](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/vintage-or-classic-car-for-film-production): A vintage or classic car in film production is a period-appropriate vehicle, typically more than 25–30 years old, rented for its authentic historical appearance. - [weekly rate for picture car rental](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/weekly-rate-for-picture-car-rental): A weekly rate is the price to rent a picture car for a continuous period of five to seven working days, typically at a cost equivalent to four or four-and-a-half daily rates rather than seven providing a meaningful discount over booking individual days. - [wetdown](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/wetdown): A wetdown is a practical technique used on exterior night shoots in which roads, sidewalks, and surrounding surfaces are deliberately saturated with water before filming to create reflective, glistening surfaces that catch and multiply light sources. - [window mount camera rig](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/window-mount-camera-rig): A window mount camera rig is a bracket system that clamps to a vehicle's door frame or window channel to secure a camera at door height pointing inward for close-up actor performances, outward for passing scenery, or rearward for following-vehicle shots. - [wrap day for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/wrap-day-for-picture-cars): A wrap day for picture cars is the designated final day of a production when all vehicles are de-rigged, un-dressed, cleaned, documented, and returned to their respective owners or storage facilities. - [wrap inspection for picture cars](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/wrap-inspection-for-picture-cars): A wrap inspection is the formal condition assessment performed on a picture car when it is returned to its owner at the conclusion of a production. - [X-Games or extreme stunt vehicle](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/x-games-or-extreme-stunt-vehicle): An extreme stunt vehicle sometimes referenced in the industry as an X-Games style vehicle is a picture car built or modified for high-impact, visually spectacular stunts that push beyond standard chase or action sequences. - [yellow line hold](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/yellow-line-hold): A yellow line hold is the designated staging zone typically marked with painted lines or cones at a specific distance from the set perimeter where picture cars wait until the AD calls them onto set. - [zero hero](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/zero-hero): A zero hero is a pristine, fully camera-ready duplicate of the hero car reserved exclusively for close-up and detail shots where the vehicle must look absolutely perfect no rigging marks, rig holes, dust, or wear from active use. - [zero-mileage or delivery-condition picture car](https://revolution.film/picture-cars/behind-the-lens/glossary/zero-mileage-or-delivery-condition-picture-car): A zero-mileage or delivery-condition picture car is a vehicle sourced directly from a dealership, manufacturer, or private owner in as-new, undriven condition for use in automotive advertising or a scene requiring a brand-new vehicle.