#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Close-up A shot showing a face or object up close film-terms Extreme close-up A shot of a very small part, like an eye film-terms Medium shot A shot of a person from the waist up film-terms Long shot (wide shot) A shot showing the whole person and their surroundings film-terms Establishing shot A wide shot showing where a scene takes place film-terms Over-the-shoulder shot A shot from behind one person looking at another film-terms Point-of-view (POV) shot A shot seen through a character's eyes film-terms Pan Turning the camera left or right from a fixed spot film-terms Tilt Moving the camera up or down from a fixed spot film-terms Zoom Changing the lens to get closer or farther film-terms Dolly shot Moving the camera on a wheeled cart film-terms Tracking shot The camera follows a subject as it moves film-terms Crane shot A camera on a crane moving high or low film-terms Aerial shot A shot from high in the air, often by drone film-terms High angle The camera looks down, making subjects seem small film-terms Low angle The camera looks up, making subjects seem powerful film-terms Eye-level shot The camera at the actor's eye height film-terms Dutch angle A tilted camera that makes a scene feel uneasy film-terms Frame One single image in a film film-terms Frame rate How many pictures are shown per second; film is usually 24 film-terms Cut A change from one shot to another film-terms Fade A shot slowly changing to or from black film-terms Dissolve One shot slowly blending into another film-terms Montage A series of short shots joined to show time passing or ideas film-terms Flashback A scene showing an earlier time film-terms Foreshadowing A hint about what will happen later film-terms Slow motion Action shown slower than real life film-terms Time-lapse Many pictures over a long time shown quickly film-terms Voice-over A narrator's voice heard over the pictures film-terms Soundtrack The sound and music of a film film-terms Score The music composed for a film film-terms Sound effects Added sounds like footsteps or doors film-terms Foley Sound effects made live by artists, matched to the action film-terms Dialogue (film) Spoken words between characters film-terms Script (screenplay) The written story, dialogue and action of a film film-terms Storyboard A series of drawings planning each shot film-terms Director The person who leads the creative work on a film film-terms Producer The person who organizes money and the production film-terms Screenwriter The person who writes the script film-terms Cinematographer The person in charge of camera and lighting film-terms Editor The person who cuts shots together film-terms Gaffer The chief electrician on a film set film-terms Best boy The assistant to the gaffer or key grip film-terms Grip A crew member who moves and sets up equipment film-terms Key grip The head of the grip crew film-terms Production designer The person who plans the look of a film's sets film-terms Costume designer The person who plans actors' clothing film-terms Stunt performer A person trained to do dangerous action safely film-terms Extra An actor in the background with no lines film-terms Clapperboard A board snapped at the start of a take to match sound and picture film-terms Take One try of filming a shot film-terms Scene (film) A part of the story in one place and time film-terms Action! What the director says to start filming film-terms Cut! (director's call) What the director says to stop filming film-terms Wrap The end of filming film-terms Special effects Tricks made during filming, like explosions or makeup film-terms Visual effects (VFX) Images added using computers after filming film-terms CGI Computer-generated imagery film-terms Green screen A green background replaced by another image after filming film-terms Animation Making still drawings or models appear to move film-terms Stop motion Photographing objects frame by frame as they are moved a little film-terms Trailer A short preview of a film film-terms Genre A type of film, such as comedy or adventure film-terms Documentary A film about real people and events film-terms Premiere The first public showing of a film film-terms Oscars (Academy Awards) Annual awards for achievements in film, first given in 1929 film-terms Silent film A film with no recorded dialogue, popular until the late 1920s film-terms The Jazz Singer 1927 film often called the first feature with synchronized talking film-terms The Wizard of Oz (1939) A famous early Technicolor film film-terms Walt Disney Founder of an animation studio; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out in 1937 film-terms Toy Story (1995) The first full-length computer-animated feature film film-terms