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Film Terms

Camera shots, editing, jobs on a movie set and film history.

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  • Close-upTerm
    A shot showing a face or object up close
  • Extreme close-upTerm
    A shot of a very small part, like an eye
  • Medium shotTerm
    A shot of a person from the waist up
  • Long shot (wide shot)Term
    A shot showing the whole person and their surroundings
  • Establishing shotTerm
    A wide shot showing where a scene takes place
  • Over-the-shoulder shotTerm
    A shot from behind one person looking at another
  • Point-of-view (POV) shotTerm
    A shot seen through a character's eyes
  • PanTerm
    Turning the camera left or right from a fixed spot
  • TiltTerm
    Moving the camera up or down from a fixed spot
  • ZoomTerm
    Changing the lens to get closer or farther
  • Dolly shotTerm
    Moving the camera on a wheeled cart
  • Tracking shotTerm
    The camera follows a subject as it moves
  • Crane shotTerm
    A camera on a crane moving high or low
  • Aerial shotTerm
    A shot from high in the air, often by drone
  • High angleTerm
    The camera looks down, making subjects seem small
  • Low angleTerm
    The camera looks up, making subjects seem powerful
  • Eye-level shotTerm
    The camera at the actor's eye height
  • Dutch angleTerm
    A tilted camera that makes a scene feel uneasy
  • FrameTerm
    One single image in a film
  • Frame rateTerm
    How many pictures are shown per second; film is usually 24
  • CutTerm
    A change from one shot to another
  • FadeTerm
    A shot slowly changing to or from black
  • DissolveTerm
    One shot slowly blending into another
  • MontageTerm
    A series of short shots joined to show time passing or ideas
  • FlashbackTerm
    A scene showing an earlier time
  • ForeshadowingTerm
    A hint about what will happen later
  • Slow motionTerm
    Action shown slower than real life
  • Time-lapseTerm
    Many pictures over a long time shown quickly
  • Voice-overTerm
    A narrator's voice heard over the pictures
  • SoundtrackTerm
    The sound and music of a film
  • ScoreTerm
    The music composed for a film
  • Sound effectsTerm
    Added sounds like footsteps or doors
  • FoleyTerm
    Sound effects made live by artists, matched to the action
  • Dialogue (film)Term
    Spoken words between characters
  • Script (screenplay)Term
    The written story, dialogue and action of a film
  • StoryboardTerm
    A series of drawings planning each shot
  • DirectorTerm
    The person who leads the creative work on a film
  • ProducerTerm
    The person who organizes money and the production
  • ScreenwriterTerm
    The person who writes the script
  • CinematographerTerm
    The person in charge of camera and lighting
  • EditorTerm
    The person who cuts shots together
  • GafferTerm
    The chief electrician on a film set
  • Best boyTerm
    The assistant to the gaffer or key grip
  • GripTerm
    A crew member who moves and sets up equipment
  • Key gripTerm
    The head of the grip crew
  • Production designerTerm
    The person who plans the look of a film's sets
  • Costume designerTerm
    The person who plans actors' clothing
  • Stunt performerTerm
    A person trained to do dangerous action safely
  • ExtraTerm
    An actor in the background with no lines
  • ClapperboardTerm
    A board snapped at the start of a take to match sound and picture
  • TakeTerm
    One try of filming a shot
  • Scene (film)Term
    A part of the story in one place and time
  • Action!Term
    What the director says to start filming
  • Cut! (director's call)Term
    What the director says to stop filming
  • WrapTerm
    The end of filming
  • Special effectsTerm
    Tricks made during filming, like explosions or makeup
  • Visual effects (VFX)Term
    Images added using computers after filming
  • CGITerm
    Computer-generated imagery
  • Green screenTerm
    A green background replaced by another image after filming
  • AnimationTerm
    Making still drawings or models appear to move
  • Stop motionTerm
    Photographing objects frame by frame as they are moved a little
  • TrailerTerm
    A short preview of a film
  • GenreTerm
    A type of film, such as comedy or adventure
  • DocumentaryTerm
    A film about real people and events
  • PremiereTerm
    The first public showing of a film
  • Oscars (Academy Awards)Term
    Annual awards for achievements in film, first given in 1929
  • Silent filmTerm
    A film with no recorded dialogue, popular until the late 1920s
  • The Jazz SingerTerm
    1927 film often called the first feature with synchronized talking
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939)Term
    A famous early Technicolor film
  • Walt DisneyTerm
    Founder of an animation studio; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out in 1937
  • Toy Story (1995)Term
    The first full-length computer-animated feature film

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