Working in events and photo video production: Industry terminology

💬 Feminine noun: die Veranstaltung, plural: die Veranstaltungen. From the verb veranstalten = to organize or host.

🇩🇪 A very common professional word in Germany for anything from a trade fair to a concert. It sounds a bit more formal than just Event.

💬 Feminine noun: die Produktion, plural: die Produktionen. Used for film, video, stage, and media work.

🇩🇪 In German creative jobs, Produktion can mean both the process and the whole project team behind it.

💬 Neuter noun: das Foto, plural: die Fotos. Short and easy: Foto is used much more often than Fotografie in daily work talk.

🇩🇪 German speakers often say ein Foto machen = to take a photo, literally to make a photo.

💬 Neuter noun: das Video, plural: die Videos. Pronounced very close to English.

🇩🇪 In production settings, Video can mean the clip itself or the video department, depending on context.

💬 Feminine noun: die Kamera, plural: die Kameras. Watch out: in German Kamera means the device, not the camera angle.

🇩🇪 On set, people often shorten instructions like Kamera läuft? = Camera rolling?

💬 Neuter noun: das Objektiv, plural: die Objektive. Not to be confused with objektiv = objective, unbiased.

🇩🇪 Photo and video crews in Germany often talk about Brennweite too, meaning focal length.

💬 Neuter noun: das Stativ, plural: die Stative. Useful set phrase: die Kamera aufs Stativ setzen = to put the camera on the tripod.

🇩🇪 German crews love stable shots and safe setups, so Stativ is one of those words you hear all the time.

💬 Neuter noun: das Mikrofon, plural: die Mikrofone. Often shortened in speech to Mikro.

🇩🇪 You may hear Funkmikrofon for a wireless mic and Ansteckmikrofon for a lavalier mic.