First positions
Also called back to one, back to ones, number ones, first marks
First positions are the starting places that actors and camera return to at the beginning of each take of a scene.
After a take is cut, the cast is usually told to go back to first positions so the next take begins in the same way.
In use
Cut, back to first positions please.
Last updated 4 Oct 2026
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