Other forms: stand-ins
A stand-in is somebody who takes an actor's place while lights are set. Work as a stand-in, the stand-in for the lead, use a stand-in.
They are chosen for height and colouring rather than for looks, since the job is to be a body in the right place. A stand-in is not a double, who appears on camera.
1nounstand-inSomebody who takes an actor's place while lights are set.
“The stand-in spent four hours on a mark before anybody filmed anything.”
stand-in is a person.
Deverbal from stand in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Photography & Film