Working in events and photo video production: Briefing the team before a shoot
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Key Phrases
Guten Morgen zusammen.
Good morning, everyone.
Was machen wir heute?
What are we doing today?
Bitte prüft zuerst das Licht und den Ton.
Please check the lighting and the sound first.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting a group and welcoming people
Eine Gruppe begrüßen und Leute willkommen heißen
Talking about plans and roles for a photo or video shoot
Über Pläne und Rollen bei einem Foto- oder Videoshooting sprechen
Giving simple instructions and asking about equipment needs
Einfache Anweisungen geben und nach weiterem Equipment fragen
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are leading a small media team before an event shoot in Germany. You greet everyone, assign who will handle photo and video, and make sure the team checks the lighting, sound, and spare batteries before starting.
Guten Morgen zusammen. Schön, dass ihr da seid.
Good morning, everyone. Nice to have you here.
Guten Morgen, Emily . Was machen wir heute?
Good morning, Emily. What are we doing today?
Heute haben wir ein Shooting für ein Event.
Today we have a photo shoot for an event.
Okay. Wer macht Foto und wer macht Video?
Okay. Who is doing photos and who is doing video?
Anna macht Foto, und du machst Video mit mir.
Anna is doing photos, and you are doing video with me.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Morgen
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning
Zusammen
tsoo-ZAM-men
Everyone / together
💬 In greetings, [zusammen] often means "everyone" rather than literally "together": [Guten Morgen zusammen.] You can swap in [Hallo zusammen.] the same way.
See breakdown →Guten Morgen zusammen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen tsoo-ZAM-men
Good morning, everyone.
💬 In greetings, [zusammen] often means "everyone" rather than literally "together": [Guten Morgen zusammen.] You can swap in [Hallo zusammen.] the same way.
See breakdown →Schön
shern
Nice / Great
Dass ihr da seid
dahs eer dah zite
That you are here
💬 After [dass], the verb moves to the end: [dass ihr da seid]. Same pattern: [dass du müde bist].
See breakdown →Schön, dass ihr da seid.
shern dahs eer dah zite
Nice to have you here.
💬 After [dass], the verb moves to the end: [dass ihr da seid]. Same pattern: [dass du müde bist].
See breakdown →Guten Morgen, Emily Smith .
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning, Emily Smith.
Was machen wir
vahs MAH-khen veer
What are we doing
Heute
HOY-teh
Today
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