Wetdown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wetdown is a noun meaning (film) The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.
Meaning
(film) The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.
More Meanings
- (firefighting) A traditional ceremony of spraying water over a new fire truck before it is placed into service.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- wetdowns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pourdown, downcome, downpouring, onding, oildown, drench.
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