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Framing, aspect ratio & safe areas · Working

Pan and scan

ELI5

Reframing a wider image into a narrower ratio by moving the selected crop over time.

Used in conversation

“Let’s review the pan and scan in the next edit session.”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

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