Film Terminology

3. easy way to demonstrate growth in a character
5. lighting used to demonstrate honesty
7. term for when the camera has to follow its subject from behind
9. consists of the framing of an angle
11. bright and open lighting
16. used to make a subject seem more powerful
17. the most common framing style used in film
19. quickest transition between shots
20. an angle demonstrating neutrality between subjects
21. framing style used to emphasize a character's emotions
22. supports the director in communicating with the other departments
24. consists of art director, set decorator, costume designer, and the storyboard artist
25. sound that can be logically heard by the actors in a scene
27. viewpoint involving the camera looking directly down (ex. from the top of a building)

1. framing style used to emphasize distance between subjects
2. also called cross-cutting
4. emphasizes a subject's secrets
6. when the camera moves side-to-side
8. when one image fades into another
10. when the audience/viewers can hear the thoughts of a character in the scene
12. when a subject is walking toward the camera and the camera must move back to keep them in shot
13. makes the subject seem weak and vulnerable
14. the camera focuses on a man on the street then cuts to everything he sees around him before shifting back to him.
15. background music in a scene
18. shows shadows and sharp contrasts
23. in charge of camera movement
26. objects that actors can manipulate in a scene