Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Estoy cuadrando
English translation:
I\'m framing.
Added to glossary by
Ruth Hill
Feb 12, 2022 19:23
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Estoy cuadrando
Spanish to English
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Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Dialogue behind the scene of an interview (Colombian Spanish)
The context is an interview with a representative of a big company discussing the company's partnership with a tech company. Before the first take, this dialogue happens:
Director: Siéntate relajado. Eso. Correcto, perfecto.
Entrevistador: Estoy cuadrando. Un segundo, cuando cámaras me den set.
I assume the director is talking to the interviewee. What does "cuadrando" mean in this context? Is it to do with getting things arranged/set up correctly?
Director: Siéntate relajado. Eso. Correcto, perfecto.
Entrevistador: Estoy cuadrando. Un segundo, cuando cámaras me den set.
I assume the director is talking to the interviewee. What does "cuadrando" mean in this context? Is it to do with getting things arranged/set up correctly?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | I'm framing. |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 +1 | I'm getting everything ready/set up |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Proposed translations
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
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Specializes in field
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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I'm framing.
It means the interviewer is busy making sure (s)he is nicely framed in the camera's viewfinder or the monitor screen in the studio. That might involve both the interviewer and the person behind the camera, and maybe some other people too - lighting assistant, for example.
Alternative expressions would be:
I'm getting lined up.
I'm getting framed.
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-12 20:57:55 GMT)
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What is framing in video?
Image result for video framing
Definitions: ... Framing (a shot) involves composing the visual content of a series of frames as seen from a single point of view, i.e., a fixed camera.
http://www.hollywoodlexicon.com/frame.html
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Note added at 18 hrs (2022-02-13 13:49:53 GMT)
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For Phil (and others...):
El encuadre es el acto y el resultado de encuadrar: ajustar a un marco, fijar límites, encajar. En el ámbito de la fotografía, la televisión y el cine, se denomina encuadre al escenario registrado por el objetivo (lente) de la cámara en cada toma.
https://definicion.de/encuadre/
Del término formal del diccionario especialista hasta 'estoy cuadrando' en el hablar informal de un profesional mientras trabaja en el estudio, no hay gran salto que hacer.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2022-02-13 14:02:07 GMT)
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Also: The next sentence 'Un segundo, cuando cámaras me den set.' makes it clear that the 'framing' is a process involving the interviewer and the cameraman (or perhaps the vision editor). The interviewer is saying that (s)he will be ready for the shoot once the video team have got her properly set up in the frame.
Alternative expressions would be:
I'm getting lined up.
I'm getting framed.
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-12 20:57:55 GMT)
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What is framing in video?
Image result for video framing
Definitions: ... Framing (a shot) involves composing the visual content of a series of frames as seen from a single point of view, i.e., a fixed camera.
http://www.hollywoodlexicon.com/frame.html
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Note added at 18 hrs (2022-02-13 13:49:53 GMT)
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For Phil (and others...):
El encuadre es el acto y el resultado de encuadrar: ajustar a un marco, fijar límites, encajar. En el ámbito de la fotografía, la televisión y el cine, se denomina encuadre al escenario registrado por el objetivo (lente) de la cámara en cada toma.
https://definicion.de/encuadre/
Del término formal del diccionario especialista hasta 'estoy cuadrando' en el hablar informal de un profesional mientras trabaja en el estudio, no hay gran salto que hacer.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2022-02-13 14:02:07 GMT)
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Also: The next sentence 'Un segundo, cuando cámaras me den set.' makes it clear that the 'framing' is a process involving the interviewer and the cameraman (or perhaps the vision editor). The interviewer is saying that (s)he will be ready for the shoot once the video team have got her properly set up in the frame.
Peer comment(s):
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
: I've never heard such an expression (do you have a reference?). When one says they are "getting framed", sounds like they are being blamed for a crime! The person who is being filmed might have no clue about such jargon.
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It seems you've never been in a TV studio and listened to the way the crew talk about their work. It's riddled with jargon, slang and even innuendo, but it works.//Ruth says it's the interviewer speaking - (s)he would certainly know the jargon.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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philgoddard
: This seems a reasonable guess, but I do think you need Spanish references. I haven't found any.
17 hrs
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I'm not guessing. See latest note under my answer. There are plenty more webrefs for 'encuadrar' in the field of video/TV/photography (and other visual arts) if you want to go looking for them.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much!"
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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I'm getting everything ready/set up
...so we can move forward with what we're doing.
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Note added at 15 mins (2022-02-12 19:39:05 GMT)
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Like what a film director exclaims, before the shooting of a scene: "Ready-lights, camera, action!"
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Note added at 17 mins (2022-02-12 19:40:23 GMT)
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"ready to go"
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Note added at 15 mins (2022-02-12 19:39:05 GMT)
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Like what a film director exclaims, before the shooting of a scene: "Ready-lights, camera, action!"
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Note added at 17 mins (2022-02-12 19:40:23 GMT)
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"ready to go"
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: The interviewer is not responsible for getting 'everything' ready.//If you mean 'anything' and not 'everything', why put everything in your answer?
58 mins
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"Everything" is just a catch-all word that could refer to anything, including camera equipment.
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Marco Rojas
1 hr
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Thank you, Marco.
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