Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Exposure & capture settings · Specialist

Stop

Also called: one stop

ELI5

A doubling or halving of light exposure.

Used in conversation

“The treatment proposes the stop, but we should test it in the location.”

Pitch context

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

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

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