FILM LOGGING SHORTHAND
Identification
S/N shot number,
T/C time code (hr:min:sec:frame)
Range
VLS very long shot
LS
long shot
MS medium shot
CU
close-up
BCU big close-up
ECU extra close-up
MCU macro close-up
Camera movement
PL
pan left
PR
pan right
ZI
zoom in
ZO
zoom out
Var
variable
Tilt
up or down (vertical pan)
Action
L-R
left to right action
R-L
right to left action
afc
away from camera
Quality
OK
no major faults
vw
very wobbly
vvw
very very wobbly
nvg
not very good
oof
out of focus
FF
foot filming (normally in error but possibly for wild sound)
NL
horizon not level
Other
establishing setting the scene
cutaway to overlay a video fault / to add interest
jump cut interruption to flow
use voice but not necessarily the video
wild sound for audio atmosphere purposes
shot
continuous recording
capture copy term (to generate one or more clips)
ditto
repeat of previous
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