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    Terms and Abbreviations For Storyboard Shot Descriptions

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    This document defines common abbreviations and terms used to describe shots and audio in storyboards. It lists abbreviations for wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and more, along with terms for camera movements like pans, tilts, and zooms. It also includes interior/exterior labels and terms for transitions between shots like cuts, dissolves, and fades. Finally, it provides abbreviations for audio elements like voiceovers, sound effects, and background music.

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    This document defines common abbreviations and terms used to describe shots and audio in storyboards. It lists abbreviations for wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and more, along with terms for camera movements like pans, tilts, and zooms. It also includes interior/exterior labels and terms for transitions between shots like cuts, dissolves, and fades. Finally, it provides abbreviations for audio elements like voiceovers, sound effects, and background music.

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    This document defines common abbreviations and terms used to describe shots and audio in storyboards. It lists abbreviations for wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and more, along with terms for camera movements like pans, tilts, and zooms. It also includes interior/exterior labels and terms for transitions between shots like cuts, dissolves, and fades. Finally, it provides abbreviations for audio elements like voiceovers, sound effects, and background music.

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    This document defines common abbreviations and terms used to describe shots and audio in storyboards. It lists abbreviations for wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and more, along with terms for camera movements like pans, tilts, and zooms. It also includes interior/exterior labels and terms for transitions between shots like cuts, dissolves, and fades. Finally, it provides abbreviations for audio elements like voiceovers, sound effects, and background music.

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    Terms and abbreviations for storyboard shot descriptions

    Abbreviations Video Terms


    WS Wide Shot (or LS: Long Shot)
    MS Medium Shot
    CU Close Up (or Tight Shot)
    XCU Extreme Close Up
    HS Head Shot or Head and Shoulders Shot
    (talking head)
    Zoom Also called a pull. From telephoto to wide angle or
    vice versa, slow or fast.
    Pan Turn the camera left or right
    Tilt Turn the camera up or down
    INT Interior
    EXT Exterior
    Fade in Usually fade from black
    Fade out Usually fade to black
    Cut to Switch to
    Dissolve to One shot fades into the next
    Superimpose Overlay a graphic or video
    CG Character Generator (use for overlaying text on the
    screen)

    Abbreviations Audio Terms


    VO Voice over (Narration)
    SFX Sound Effect
    Music under Background music
    Fade in Fade in audio
    Fade out Fade out audio
    Storyboard shot descriptions

    Zoom In Drawings by Ben Ling

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