Feb 17, 2007 18:57
17 yrs ago
English term

O.S.

English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
ANNOUNCER #1 (O.S.)

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What exactly does O.S. mean? Thank you!!!

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off screen

"Off-screen" announcer.

RunningMovies.com: Monthly Newsletter Update Information, Articles ...
OS = Off Screen VO = Voice Over POV = Point of View SUPER = Superimposed over visuals on screen ... Also called an off-screen or off-camera announcer. ...
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FRONT PORCH - MORNING The camera continues to follow Billy and his sister out the door as we hear an off-screen voice-over from the announcer. ...
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Announcer (Off-Screen). ALOHA! Sissy Kaio (Off-Screen). ALOHA! FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU. ... Jackie Amazaki (O.S.). WE’RE GETTING SLAP HAPPY! Art Nagata ...
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-02-17 19:15:10 GMT)
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http://www.teako170.com/glossary4.html
Off Screen (o.s.)
Dialogue or sounds heard while the camera is on another subject.



This film glossaries may help:

Internet Movie Database's film glossary:
http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/


Project Greenlight:
http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Greenlight/Movie_Terms//index...

Peer comment(s):

agree Marian Greenfield
21 mins
Thanks, Marian.
agree Sara Noss
21 mins
Thanks!
agree Mark Nathan
25 mins
Thanks!
agree Tony M : You'll sometimes also find it as OOV = out of vision
38 mins
Thank you. I didn't know that :)
agree David Knowles
42 mins
agree Will Matter
12 hrs
agree Paula Vaz-Carreiro
18 hrs
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