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photo shoot
An Anglicism for a professional session for taking photographs, often for fashion, advertising, or portraits.
Das Model hatte gestern einen langen Shoot für eine neue Werbekampagne.
The model had a long shoot yesterday for a new advertising campaign.
video shoot
An Anglicism for filming or a recording session for a film or video.
Für den Shoot der nächsten Szene musste das ganze Team nach Italien reisen.
For the shoot of the next scene, the whole team had to travel to Italy.
'Shoot' is a term from English that is used as a technical or jargon word in the media, fashion, and film industries. Outside these areas, the word is rather uncommon.
Morgen habe ich einen wichtigen Shoot mit einem bekannten Fotografen.
Tomorrow I have an important shoot with a well-known photographer.
The word 'Shoot' is a short form of the also common Anglicism 'das Shooting' (the shooting / shoot). It is often expanded into compounds such as 'Fotoshoot' (photo shoot) or 'Videoshoot' (video shoot) for greater precision.
Der heutige Fotoshoot für die neue Kollektion hat zehn Stunden gedauert.
Today's photo shoot for the new collection lasted ten hours.
In the context of photography, 'Shoot' is often combined with certain verbs and prepositions. Typical phrases are 'einen Shoot haben' (to have a shoot), 'einen Shoot buchen' (to book a shoot), or 'ein Shoot für eine Kampagne/ein Magazin' (a shoot for a campaign/a magazine).
Das Model wurde für einen großen Shoot in Paris gebucht.
The model was booked for a major shoot in Paris.
trick / shoot / turn
Der Dreh and der Shoot can both refer to filming for a movie or video. Dreh is the established German term, while Shoot is an English-influenced word from the media world and can also refer to photo sessions. In a neutral German text, Dreh is usually the better choice.
Der Shoot für das neue Video findet am Samstag im Studio statt.
The video shoot is taking place at the studio on Saturday.
Der Dreh für das neue Video findet am Samstag im Studio statt.
The shoot for the new video is taking place at the studio on Saturday.
