Studio Terminology

Crab- To move the pedistal either left or right

2 Shot- A shot of two people in one frame

Pan- To move the camera left or right

3 Shot- A shot of three people in one frame

Ped-up/Ped-down- To increase the height or decrease the height of the shot

MCU-Medium Close Up

FM-Floor Manager

AFM- Assistant Floor Manager

Safety Shot- A shot to use as cover if no other shot is available

Cans- Headset worn by production crew

Mc- Microphone

Framing

Camera 1 shot - 2 shot of A+B

Camera 2 shot - MS of Host

Camera 3 shot - 2 shot of C+D

Camera 4 shot - Safety Wide Shot