Cameron sits down with Kory Orban and Scooter Corkle, two of the creators behind The Comprehensive Dictionary of Cinema, to explore the language of filmmaking and what it reveals about the industry itself. Kory began his career as a production assistant and rose to unit manager on large-scale Hollywood service productions, working on shows for HBO, Netflix, Marvel, 20th Century Fox, and ABC, including the first two seasons of The Last of Us. He is a full member of the Directors Guild of Canada and a graduate of Capilano University’s Motion Picture Arts program, and he holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta. His debut short film, Insert Short Film Title, screened at more than 100 international festivals. He is also the co-founder of Cinematicalism, a Vancouver-based film culture brand dedicated to advancing cinematic literacy. Scooter started in 2003 as a PA on music videos and worked his way through the camera, grip, and electric departments, as a grip on Air Buddies, a lamp op on Tron: Legacy, and a gaffer on Beyond the Black Rainbow. He went on to shoot independent films as a cinematographer before directing his own work. His shorts have screened at Tribeca, Telluride, Toronto After Dark, and Clermont-Ferrand, and his features Hollow in the Land and The Friendship Game have streamed worldwide on Netflix, Crave, and Shudder. The Austin Film Festival and MovieMaker Magazine named him one of their 25 Screenwriters to Watch. Together with co-author Chrissy Mozylisky, Kory and Scooter created a dictionary spanning 11 sections, from on-set terminology to fan culture. It began as a passion project under Cinematicalism and grew into a Kickstarter that raised more than $220,000 against a $7,500 goal, from nearly 3,000 backers. Kory and Scooter discuss the challenge of documenting an industry where the same term can mean entirely different things across departments, regions, and stages of production. Drawing on their experience in locations, lighting, writing, and directing, they explain how specialized vocabularies develop. Depending on who’s asking, “AC” can mean an assistant camera, a power cable, or air conditioning. And when communication breaks down on set, it costs productions time and money. The conversation also goes behind the making of the 1,312-page dictionary. They describe building its 5,424 entries from more than 2,300 distinct references, through a review process that drew on more than 35 contributors, including writers, fact checkers, and copy editors. Along the way, they share the terminology debates that took the longest to settle, how technology and culture keep reshaping film language, and why understanding the words of cinema can deepen an appreciation for the craft. Correction: Kory and Scooter’s podcast is Podcast & Crew, not Below the Line, and the dictionary has 11 sections, not nine. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system, giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials, Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork, reading invoices, flagging issues, and syncing data, so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.
