Camera Terms

There are some terms commonly used in cameras and standards used in writing the scenario.

Fade IN.
First scene will start.

Fade Out.
A round ends or be interrupted by advertising or an episode ends.

Establishing shot.
A Shot Long Shot mostly in the beginning of a scene / scenes showing all locations.

Cut to.
To move from one scene / scene to scene / scene to the next continuously.

Dissolve to
Guns much different from the Cut to. But used for Flashback scenes (the past) that have a sufficiently long time span.

V.O (Voice Over).
The voice sounded, but no person. Usually used for narration.

O.S (Off Scene).
The voice sounded a new character first appeared lately.

Flashback.
Scenes from the People of the Past.

Push In (Zoom In).
The camera moves in towards an object.

Push Out.
Push the opposite of IN.