Help with Camera Shots, Script Abbreviations & A/V Script Examples

**Camera Shots**

Script Abbreviations Most of these abbreviations are used for both film and television. Note the difference between a Luminance Key and a Chroma Key. Any Key can be described as 'one video source superimposed over another video source'. A source being a video, image, cg, etc.

Audio Visual (A/V) Scripts / Sometimes known as 'Split' or 'T' Scripts
EXAMPLE #1 An example of a T-script. Note how the keyed CG titles are written: stating what it does, where it is placed, and what is shown. Also note that any Cuts or Dissolves are separate from the scenes and camera shots.

EXAMPLE #2 The same T-script, only with shading to highlight how it is structured. Note that the music is brought 'up & under' at the same time as 'Up from Black', and fades out at the same time of the Dissolve. This is to indicate that music begins and ends with the visual transitions, a normal occurence. Sometimes music starts during a scene, similar to how the SND EFX does in the lower scenes.

EXAMPLE #3 Another example showing some dialogue. Note how each visual direction and audio piece relate with each other to indicate timing of the scene.

EXAMPLE #4 The same example with shading to emphasize the structure. Note the green arrows that indicate which camera shot begins and how audio follows suit. The shading also shows the timing of the scene more clearly.