ottojen

Ottojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun otto. The base noun otto has several related meanings, most commonly linked to the act of taking or drawing, and in media contexts it specifically denotes a single shot or take in film or photography. The plural nominative is otot, meaning “takes” or “shots,” while ottojen is used to express possession or association with multiple takes, such as “the number of takes” or “between the takes.”

In film and television production, otto is the term for an individual recorded shot. The construct ottojen appears in phrases that describe quantities or characteristics of takes, for example, elokuvan ottojen määrä (the number of takes in the film) or kuvauksen ottojen välillä pidettiin tauko (a break was taken between the takes of the shoot). The form is also used in broader contexts to refer to acts of taking or capturing things, though its film-related usage is among the most common in contemporary Finnish.

Etymology-wise, otto derives from the Finnish verb ottaa (to take) and employs the -o nominalizing suffix to form an abstract noun indicating action or result. The word belongs to standard Finnish vocabulary and follows typical Finnic inflection patterns, including the genitive plural ending -jen to yield ottojen.

See also: otto (noun), ottaa (verb), kuvanto and other terms related to shooting or capturing in Finnish.