when you start recording intstead of saying "Shoot" in italian you say "Ciak si gira!" or just "si gira!" ... to tell the truth you can say everything you want in italian, but officially is "Ciak si gira!"

"Girare" and "riprendere" are sometimes considered as interchangeable, but they have different shades of meaning and should be used properly: -"Girare" may refer to the material and generic realization of an entire film (E.g."Il film è stato girato in due mesi"), of a single scene (E.g. "Il regista ha dovuto girare la scena per quindici volte, prima di trovare la giusta ispirazione") or could be even used to indicate acting (E.g. "Mastroianni girò con Fellini i suoi film migliori"). Therefore, "girare" has at least three equivalents in english: to shoot, to film, to act. - "Riprendere" is more specific: it corresponds to the act of shooting with a device (a video camera, a smartphone etc.) specific actions, things or people (E.g.: I neorealisti riprendevano gli ambienti senza filtri o abbellimenti") - The proper translation of "film shoot" or film session is "riprese" (E.g. "Le riprese saranno interrotte per mancanza di fondi")