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MOS

Meaning in film & television, with examples

abbreviationAdvanced term

In film & television, MOS means: A shooting designation indicating that a take is recorded without synchronized production sound.

In Turkish: senkron ses kaydı olmadan

How it is used

Written on slates or reports; avoid relying on stories about the abbreviation's origin.

Example sentences

  1. We shot the mountain view MOS because no location dialogue was needed.

    This landscape take does not need synchronized speech.

  2. The editor checked the MOS label before asking for the missing sound file.

    The label explains why there is no matching sound recording.

Common collocations

  • shoot MOS
  • MOS take
  • shootTo record a film, scene or shot with a camera. As a noun, a shoot is the period or the day when the filming happens.
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.

More terms: On Set: The Shoot

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