Cinematic Vocabulary

2. a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts
3. An actor's voice synchronization with lip movements which are not the originally recorded sound.
9. When the sound is part of the narrative sphere of the film
10. the audio component of a movie, including the dialogue, musical score, narration, and sound effects, that accompany the visual components
11. darkness to brightness
15. Sound that comments on the action or supports the narrative
16. a scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally
18. a kind of fade in which one image is gradually replaced by another
20. cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past
23. a shot taken from normal height; that is, the character’s eye level
24. Sound that matches the visual image of a motion picture.
25. image gradually gets darker

1. When the sound is NOT part of the narrative sphere of the film
4. a shot from some distance
5. a stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical axis
6. UP shot where the image takes up at least 80 percent of the frame
7. The audio portion of a film including dialogue, music, and effects
8. a production technique where a non-diegetic voice is heard
9. angle meant to cause a sense of unease or disorientation for the viewer
12. Clothes can also be visible clues to the wearer’s ___________ state
13. the scene is flooded with light; creating a bright and open-looking scene
14. the camera films subject from below. This usually has the effect of making the subject look larger than normal, and therefore strong, powerful, and threatening
17. stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis
19. type of shot that is often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene
21. the camera is above the subject. This usually has the effect of making the subject look smaller than normal, giving him or her the appearance of being weak, powerless or trapped
22. the most common shot