diff --git a/attract/node_types/shot.py b/attract/node_types/shot.py
index 8a18f0b..3b3aace 100644
--- a/attract/node_types/shot.py
+++ b/attract/node_types/shot.py
@@ -36,3 +36,9 @@ node_type_shot = {
 }
 
 task_types = ['layout', 'animation', 'lighting', 'fx', 'rendering']
+
+human_readable_properties = {
+    'properties.trim_start_in_frames': 'Trim Start',
+    'properties.duration_in_edit_in_frames': 'Duration in Edit',
+    'properties.cut_in_timeline_in_frames': 'Cut-in',
+}
diff --git a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
index e9e4681..57784b5 100644
--- a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
+++ b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import itertools
 import logging
 
-from attract.node_types.shot import node_type_shot
+from attract.node_types.shot import node_type_shot, human_readable_properties
 from pillar.api.nodes import only_for_node_type_decorator
 import pillar.api.activities
 import pillar.api.utils.authentication
@@ -42,10 +42,15 @@ def activity_after_replacing_shot(shot, original):
 
     if len(changes) == 1:
         (key, val_shot, _) = changes[0]
-        human_key = key.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
+        try:
+            human_key = human_readable_properties[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            human_key = pillar.web.jinja.format_undertitle(key.rsplit('.', 1)[-1])
+
         if key == 'properties.status':
             val_shot = pillar.web.jinja.format_undertitle(val_shot)
-        descr = 'changed %s to %s in shot "%s"' % (human_key, val_shot, shot['name'])
+        descr = 'changed "%s" to "%s" in shot "%s"' %\
+                (human_key, val_shot, shot['name'])
     else:
         descr = 'edited shot "%s"' % shot['name']