Film Terms

celluloid

 

mise en scene

 

Types of Shot

Definition

Purpose

Long shot

 

 

 

 

Medium Shot

 

 

 

 

Close up shot

 

 

 

 

Camera Angles

Definition

Purpose

Eye level

 

 

 

 

High angle

 

 

 

 

Low angle

 

 

 

 

Camera Movements

Definition

Purpose

Pan

 

 

 

 

Zoom

 

 

 

 

Tilt

 

 

 

 

Dolly/tracking

 

 

 

 

Boom/crane

 

 

 

 

Lighting

Definition

Purpose

High key

 

 

 

 

Low key

 

 

 

 

Bottom lighting

 

 

 

 

Front lighting

 

 

 

 

Back lighting

 

 

 

 

Sound

Definition

 

Diagetic

 

 

 

Non-diagetic

 

 

 

Editing Techniques

Definition

Purpose

Fade

 

 

 

 

Dissolve

 

 

 

 

Wipe

 

 

 

 

Flashback

 

 

 

 

Cross cutting

 

 

 

 

Shot reverse shot

 

 

--- eye line match

 

 

 

 

Focalization

(Point of View)

Definition

 

subjective

 

 

 

neutral

 

 

 

authorial