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English translation: Exterior / EXT.

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08:19 Sep 26, 2010

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Tech/Engineering - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Film sequence

German term or phrase: Außenschuss

Not much context - it's the text and instructions for shooting a corporate vide. This seems to be a really specific photography term. The sentence I have is:
Außenschuss Combi; Aufnahme durch Bäume

Kathy Freeman KudoZ activity Questions: 140 (2 open) (9 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 1
Local time: 23:30

English translation:Exterior / EXT.

Explanation:
When I read screenplays, I normally come across "INT.' (Interior) and "EXT." (Exterior). So it definitely has to do with one of these terms and to make it sound naturally flowing, I would not translate it literally.

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-09-27 11:41:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you. Remember to add a dash after the term.

Selected response from:

Trinh Do

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

outdoor shoot

Melanie Nassar

Exterior / EXT.

Trinh Do

1 +2

outdoor shot

casper

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

outdoor shoot

Explanation:
i.e. filmed outside.
Sounds like a direct translationfrom English
Die Szene spielte im Innern eines Fachwerkhauses mit einer der schönsten Fassaden weit und breit, doch dies bleibt dem Zuschauer verborgen, weil sich die Szene im Innern abspielt. Ein Außenschuss wurde nicht gedreht. Und das zauberhafte Tal ist von Innen durch das Fenster auch nicht zu sehen.

http://www.movie-college.de/filmschule//produktion/weggedreh...

Melanie Nassar
Palestine
Local time: 00:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

outdoor shot

Explanation:
A wild guess, given the telegram-style source sentence.

And by the way, how do you understand "Combi" ? Since you haven't asked about it, you probably have a good idea of what it means in the context?

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Note added at 54 mins (2010-09-26 09:14:24 GMT)
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Correction:
outdoor shot --> outdoor shoot

(Thank you, writeaway, for pointing this out.)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-09-26 12:31:23 GMT)
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I like Wendy Streitparth's lateral thinking in her Discussion box post:
"To me outdoor shot is also a possibility. Depending on the video, there could be an outdoor shot and then the action transfers inside."

casper
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Combi turned out to a brand name so should NOT have been included in my question sorry.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

writeaway: since it's a video, it's a shoot, not a shot

18 mins

-> Mea culpa. Thanks, writeaway. Am adding a note to my answer. // You may like to see Wendy Streitparth's discussion post at 16:14 hours.

agree

Jim Tucker: More likely "shot" than "shoot" if these are scene instructions. // From the context, probably a combined shot: the woods (Aufnahme durch Bäume) and whatever the subject is. Should be a colon up there, rather than a semicolon.

7 hrs

-> Thank you, Mr Tucker. Any idea what the 'Combi' in "Außenschuss Combi" means? // Thanks again for your input.

agree

Stephen Reader: Taking Jim's lead, conceivably: EXT shot of estate car ((or US: station wagon)), taken through trees (if reading *K*ombi for *C*ombi). Btw,Doesn't 'shoot' tend to mean the venue/session rather than the 'take'?

15 hrs

-> You're right. 'Shoot' = session, 'shot' = take (apart from other meanings). And btw, do take a look at Trinh Do's answer below.

16 hrs confidence:

Exterior / EXT.

Trinh Do
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Vietnamese
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Sep 26, 2010 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)	Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) => Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Sep 26, 2010 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field	Other => Tech/Engineering

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