The website Stand-In Central hosts tons and tons of useful, free information about standing in on film and television productions.

It also hosts two ebooks dedicated to helping stand-ins understand the job and be the best they can be on set: The Stand-In Handbook and The Callsheet Cheatsheet.

But did you know that Stand-In Central also has a very quick overview of what a stand-in is and does?

The section What Is A Stand-In? — located in the main menu of Stand-In Central — contains other easy-to-read sections giving you a very basic overview of the job of the stand-in.  Those sections include Responsibilities, Basic Gear, The Routine, and Terminology.

Not only is What Is A Stand-In? a helpful resource if you just booked a stand-in job the night before, but also if you had friends and family trying to figure out just exactly what kind of work you do!

How has you used the above sections? Did they prepare you for a day of standing in? Share your experiences below!