Shorthand Tips When Taking Notes
Here are symbols and shorthand terms I use when taking notes to help with speed and brevity.
CAVEAT: Most of these are for my personal use, and would later be replaced with actual terms that the recipient would understand.
[ # ] number
( h ) hour(s)
( mos.) month(s)
( 日 ) day(s)
( 人 ) person
( est. ) estimate OR establishing; I interchange it depending on the context.
( < insert word > ) to indicate a changeable variable
( ☺ ) acceptable/< client > is satisfied
( ☹ ) unacceptable/ < client > is not satisfied
( ✓ ) do / correct
( ✗ ) do not / incorrect
( = ) meaning / results to
( ≠ ) does not equal to / does not mean
( ~ ) about or estimate
( △ ) to change
( ∴ ) therefore/thus
( ∵ ) because
( > ) greater than
( < ) less than
( - ) / ( > ) / ( · ) for bullet points
( bet. ) between
( inc. ) to increase
( dec. ) to decrease
( + ) / ( ↑ ) to add/increase
( - ) / ( ↓ ) to retract/decrease
( ↑er ) higher
( ↓er ) lower
( re: ) regarding
( ff ) follow up
( @ ) to follow up with a person/dept
( ⚑ ) to flag
( ★ ) important
( / ) or
( !!! ) action item
( ??? ) follow up question / needs further investigation
(〃) same as above
( Ⓐ ) around
( ℗ ) project ( as in project work / production / show )
( Q ) question
( ref ) reference
( amt. ) amount
( annot. ) annotation
( avg. ) average
( exp ) experience
( distro ) distribution list
( 2le ) double
( FG ) foreground
( BG ) background
( MG ) midground
( SL ) screen left
( SR ) screen right
( CS ) centre screen
( fr ) frame
( pg ) page
( prio ) priority
( rev ) revision
( ID ) identify
( set ) / ( env ) environment
( N/A ) not applicable
( SG ) Shotgun/Shotgrid
( dept ) department
( DSG ) Design Department
( SB ) / ( BRD ) Storyboards Department
( EDT ) Editorial Department
( MDL ) Modeling Department
( RIG ) Rigging Department
( TXT ) Texturing Department
(CDV/CrDev) Creature Development Department
(GEN) Generalist Department
( SRF ) Surfacing Department
( SHD ) Shading Department
( LDV ) Look Development Department
( DMP ) Matte Painting Department
( LAY ) Layout Department
( ANM ) Animation Department
( GRM ) Groom Department
( GEN ) Generalist Department
( FX ) FX Department
( LGT ) Lighting Department
( CMP ) Compositing Department
( PLN ) Pipeline Department
( PROD ) Production Department
( LP ) Line Producer
( AP ) Associate Producer
( PM ) Production Manager
( APM ) Associate Production Manager
( PS ) Production Supervisor
( PC ) Production Coordinator
( PA ) Production Assistant
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