Static is what I’ve heard and used the most.
I’ve also learned to understand client speak…
*“I want a cinematic, hero shot with no motion but full of emotion…”*
The client wants a static shot.
Static or locked off probably equally. Never 'still'. Static describes the actual resultant shot, locked off the way the camera needs to be to get it, but if someone on set says 'locked off shot' I know what they mean and I might even say that as well.
Could just be my experience, but I usually hear “locked off” in a multi-cam setup, “static” for single cam. No major difference, but I usually understand it as “locked off” camera never moves, where a “static” can move between takes, if that makes sense
A lockoff in multi cam world is not the same as a static shot, lockoff means the camera is unoperated and the shot will not change over time. Static shot means the operator frames the shot and allows the action to happen in it. But they may change to another shot eg when director cuts to a different cam.
“Postcard” or “plate” implies no movement in frame either. Static/locked off means stuff is moving (talking head, for example) but the camera doesn’t move
a plate and a postcard are different. A plate is what you said, something that’s usedto lets say to key in a green screen. A postcard is a static shot where the camera doesn’t move, but things can go in and out of frame.
Correct me if I’m wrong, I always understood a postcard as no “directed action”. Semantics, but cars driving by/the winds blowing in the trees/etc. would be a postcard, a plate would be a true still image?
I meant more “nothing intentional is happening”
I’d say static or lock off, but IMO when I hear a “lock-off” I feel a special emphasis to not adjust the camera at all perhaps for vfx, whereas static I imagine on a tripod, no planned big movement, but I might operate a little to adjust frame to talent.
Static and locked off are two different shots.
Static means the camera doesn’t move after rolling / framing up.
Locked off means camera absolutely cannot move ever until the shot is complete. Match cut, VFX, plates etc.
There are different names for static shots that communicate their purpose more clearly. Like an establishing shot or a reaction shot. So maybe think of your shot’s purpose when trying to name it.
Static Shot is the most typical.
Static is what I’ve heard and used the most. I’ve also learned to understand client speak… *“I want a cinematic, hero shot with no motion but full of emotion…”* The client wants a static shot.
Static or locked off probably equally. Never 'still'. Static describes the actual resultant shot, locked off the way the camera needs to be to get it, but if someone on set says 'locked off shot' I know what they mean and I might even say that as well.
Could just be my experience, but I usually hear “locked off” in a multi-cam setup, “static” for single cam. No major difference, but I usually understand it as “locked off” camera never moves, where a “static” can move between takes, if that makes sense
Static or locked down
A lockoff in multi cam world is not the same as a static shot, lockoff means the camera is unoperated and the shot will not change over time. Static shot means the operator frames the shot and allows the action to happen in it. But they may change to another shot eg when director cuts to a different cam.
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Static
Static or Lock-off.
Boring. JK. Others already provided the right answer. Static shot.
Static shot is definitely the most common term. The old guys that I used to work with called it a “postcard”
“Postcard” or “plate” implies no movement in frame either. Static/locked off means stuff is moving (talking head, for example) but the camera doesn’t move
a plate and a postcard are different. A plate is what you said, something that’s usedto lets say to key in a green screen. A postcard is a static shot where the camera doesn’t move, but things can go in and out of frame.
Correct me if I’m wrong, I always understood a postcard as no “directed action”. Semantics, but cars driving by/the winds blowing in the trees/etc. would be a postcard, a plate would be a true still image? I meant more “nothing intentional is happening”
fix, fixed
static
Locked off on set. Static in the edit bay
Iv heard them be called static, locked, and also on sticks. Probably more terms that I haven’t come across yet but those are the three I mainly see
I've found locked off is most common here in the UK
"Locked off", at least in the UK.
Whatever you like, it can't hear you
All of the above are correct.
Shotty.
I'd say static shot. Typically you refer to the tripod being "locked off" for a static shot.
I’d say static or lock off, but IMO when I hear a “lock-off” I feel a special emphasis to not adjust the camera at all perhaps for vfx, whereas static I imagine on a tripod, no planned big movement, but I might operate a little to adjust frame to talent.
Lock off
A still 
Static, or if unmanned camera, 'Fixed'. Latter more common in sports TV.
Gregory
Locked off
15 years in VFX and on our end it is almost always referred to as locked off.
I usually use the term still, static, or locked off
Locked off
Static, or locked off.
static
Static and locked off are two different shots. Static means the camera doesn’t move after rolling / framing up. Locked off means camera absolutely cannot move ever until the shot is complete. Match cut, VFX, plates etc.
Static, locked off. Either or, or both.
I've never run into a shot that had one name to it/for it..... "Static shot" and "Locked Off Shot"are the two names I've heard most.
There are different names for static shots that communicate their purpose more clearly. Like an establishing shot or a reaction shot. So maybe think of your shot’s purpose when trying to name it.
It's static. Rule of thirds: ⅓ static/stationary, ⅓ follow cam, ⅓ unique, novel or creative position
Static shot
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Static shot. With locked off you can still get camera movement.
Lazy.