Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 8, 2003 14:56
21 yrs ago
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German term
native speaker with 10 years experience
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English
Einstellung
German to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Film
"Einstellung:", in a screenplay, preceeding a description of camera instructions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | Take |
Mary Worby
|
| 5 +1 | shot |
Valentín Hernández Lima
|
| 3 +2 | take/adjustment/setting |
Kim Metzger
|
| 5 | camera settings |
Sven Petersson
|
| 3 | focusing / focus |
swisstell
|
Proposed translations
+7
4 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Friendly, reliable and accurate!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Selected
Take
One of the definitions of Einstellung (in the context of films) provided by the Oxford-Duden.
HTH
Mary
HTH
Mary
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
3 mins
focusing / focus
a possibility
+1
6 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Works in field
Spain
37 happy years translating for millions
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
shot
That is, a single sequence of a motion picture by one camera without interruption.
Auf Deutsch: Eine Szene, die ohne Unterbrechung gefilmt wird. (DUDEN)
V
Auf Deutsch: Eine Szene, die ohne Unterbrechung gefilmt wird. (DUDEN)
V
+2
10 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
35
take/adjustment/setting
Take is one possibility for a screenplay. Another could be adjustment, but I think it depends on the details of the camera instructions. Take would cover the entire shot, whereas adjustment would cover the specifics of the camera settings, in my opinion.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
OlafK
: take/shot/setting could all be right
11 hrs
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
: Detailed explanations.
18 hrs
|
2 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
camera settings
SIMPLESPEAK!
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