Frog Speak
VO: Voice Over narration (Recorded in a Studio)
VOC: Voice On Camera (ON CAMERA talent)
VOT: Voice On Tape (ON CAMERA talent, with intent to cover with B-Roll)
B-Roll: Stock footage, graphics, cover shots
CG: Character Generation. “Words on the screen.”
DVE: Digital Video Effect. Manipulating a video image through the use of electronic devices.
Dissolve: A transition where one scene fades out while the other one fades in.
Fade up: A gradual transition from black to an image.
Fade out: A gradual transition from an image to black.
WS: Wide Shot
MS: Medium Shot
MCU: Medium Close Up
CU: Close Up
ECU: Extreme Close Up
OTS: Over the Shoulder
POV: Point of View
INT.: Interior Shot
EXT.: Exterior Shot
Dolly: Forward/Backward camera movement.
Truck: Side to side camera movement.
Pan: To horizontally pivot the camera left or right.
Tilt: To vertically pivot the camera up or down.
Zoom In: Expanding an image on the screen by using the lens of the camera. (Wide Shot to Close Up)
Zoom Out: (Close Up to Wide Shot)
EFX/SFX: Special Visual Effect or Sound Effect