Film terminology

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Across
  1. 3. shot a shot where the camera is placed higher than a character or object.
  2. 5. close-up A tightly framed close-up shot.
  3. 6. lighting lighting used to illuminate the areas in a scene that aren’t lit by key light.
  4. 7. shot a shot where the camera moves toward or away from a character on a dolly track. Technically, a dolly shot refers only refers to backwards and forwards camera motion, though the term has come to mean any camera movement tracking a character.
  5. 9. a shot where the camera turns up or down on its horizontal axis
  6. 11. when the main light source comes from behind a character or object.
  7. 15. of view shot a shot that shows the action through the eyes of a specific character.
  8. 17. shot a shot at the beginning of a scene that gives context for the setting.
  9. 18. sound sound that both the characters and the audience can hear, like dialogue, a knock on the door, or a telephone ringing.
  10. 20. a lightweight camera stabilizer that captures smooth moving shots. A Steadicam is either hand-held or attached to the camera operator’s body, giving them more freedom to move while filming.
  11. 21. shot a shot that shows an actor from the waist up.
Down
  1. 1. shot an overhead shot where the camera is suspended in the air on a moving crane.
  2. 2. a shot that closely crops in on a character’s face or on an object.
  3. 4. an editing technique that cuts between multiple events happening at the same time.
  4. 8. shot a shot showing a character in relation to their surroundings.
  5. 10. shot a shot where the camera is placed lower than a character or object.
  6. 12. light the main source of direct light shining on a character or object. High-key refers to key light that is the main source of a scene’s light; low-key refers to key light that is not the main source of light.
  7. 13. sound sound that only the audience hears, like a narrator or the film’s score, placed into the film during post-production.
  8. 14. shot a sideways-moving shot that captures a landscape or that follows a character as they move. Often used interchangeably with “dolly shot,” though they technically refer to different motions.
  9. 16. a shot where the camera turns left or right on its vertical axis
  10. 19. long shot a shot so far away from the character, they are no longer visible within their surroundings.