Script Terms


Long shot - LS, medium shot - MS, and close up - CU. Extreme long shot - ELS/XLS, medium long shot - MLS, medium close up - MCU, extreme close up - ECU/XCU. Original film - b roll, already shot video - archive video, something that someone made with titles or effects - graphics, something that is drawn up on a computer - animation, and talent video - on camera narrator or actor performing a scene. Voice over - VO, voice on camera(can see narrator) - VOC, sound on tape (by interview) - SOT. Natural Sound - NATS. All of these script abbreviations are used to make the process of creating a script a whole lot faster, and saves time so you can get to shooting faster. 

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