Film Vocab

2. everything that has to do with how film and video professionals create and use sound in a film or video project
4. what the story is truly about at its core
6. the methods and conventions of cinema that are used to communicate with the audience
7. the art of connecting shots, scenes, and sequences to pull a movie's story together
9. the moment that the camera starts rolling until the moment it stops
13. a filming technique where the camera looks down at the subject from above
14. movie shot that stretches from around the waist (or sometimes the knees) of a subject up to their head
15. begins with the video and then fades into the solid color, again either black or white
16. the positioning and placement of objects or characters within the frame of the camera
20. A concrete, specific meaning that deals with the characters' change during the film
21. any type of sound that does not specifically exist within the world of the film itself
23. film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action

1. the way elements of a scene are arranged in a camera frame
3. filmmaking technique that causes a change in frame or perspective through the movement of the camera
4. how film editors move a scene from one video clip to another
5. a type of film transition in which one sequence fades over another
8. what is being suggested by the film at a more abstract level
10. movie shot taken of a subject or object at close range intended to show greater detail to the viewer
11. all of the elements that comprise a single shot; that includes, but is not limited to, the actors, setting, props, costumes, and lighting
12. film shot taken from a camera angle positioned below the average eye line and pointing up
17. opening shot or transition technique used in film editing to ease viewers into new imagery, rather than using a sudden cut from scene to scene
18. view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance
19. performing art in which movement, gesture, and intonation are used to realize a fictional character for the stage
22. a repeated narrative element that supports the theme of a story