Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en plan étroit
English translation:
in close shot (in tight shot)
Added to glossary by
Martin Cassell
Jun 18, 2008 17:01
15 yrs ago
French term
en plan étroit
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
CCTV systems
Extract from ministerial order on CCTV systems:
« Les flux vidéo stockés issus des caméras, qui, compte tenu de leur positionnement et de leur orientation, fonctionnent principalement *en plan étroit*, à l'exclusion de celles de régulation du trafic routier, ont un format d'image supérieur ou égal à 704 x 576 pixels. Ce format pourra être inférieur si le système permet l'extraction de vignettes de visage d'une résolution minimum de 90 x 60 pixels.»
No problem to translate, but what is the most suitable technical/semi-technical equivalent for «en plan étroit» ?
« Les flux vidéo stockés issus des caméras, qui, compte tenu de leur positionnement et de leur orientation, fonctionnent principalement *en plan étroit*, à l'exclusion de celles de régulation du trafic routier, ont un format d'image supérieur ou égal à 704 x 576 pixels. Ce format pourra être inférieur si le système permet l'extraction de vignettes de visage d'une résolution minimum de 90 x 60 pixels.»
No problem to translate, but what is the most suitable technical/semi-technical equivalent for «en plan étroit» ?
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| 5 | in close / tight shot |
Tony M
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in close / tight shot
'close shot' is probably slightly more formal, 'tight shot' amounts to the same thing, but is more 'on the floor jargon'
You could also say 'in close-up', but personally, if this is a situation other than drama or other 'artisitic' film-making, I think that term is less suitable.
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Note added at 43 mins (2008-06-18 17:45:09 GMT)
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Note that 'close-up' is more often used to describe a shot of a person, whereas here we seem to be talking about inanimate objects; they clearly say that it may be possible to extract a close-up shot of a person from the image, implying that the image per se will be looser than this — but still pretty tight as far as surveillance work goes.
You could also say 'in close-up', but personally, if this is a situation other than drama or other 'artisitic' film-making, I think that term is less suitable.
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Note added at 43 mins (2008-06-18 17:45:09 GMT)
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Note that 'close-up' is more often used to describe a shot of a person, whereas here we seem to be talking about inanimate objects; they clearly say that it may be possible to extract a close-up shot of a person from the image, implying that the image per se will be looser than this — but still pretty tight as far as surveillance work goes.
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Comment: "Thanks Tony!"
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