Basic Film Terms. Film Terms Storyboard: drawings of each shot that match the shooting script Storyboard: drawings of each shot that match the shooting

Basic Film TermsBasic Film Terms

Film TermsFilm Terms

StoryboardStoryboard: : drawings of each shot drawings of each shot that match the that match the shooting scriptshooting script


Stock footage:Stock footage: various shots and various shots and scenes kept in a film scenes kept in a film archive for repeated archive for repeated use; famous news use; famous news events as well as events as well as more anonymous more anonymous footage can be cut footage can be cut into a film without the into a film without the expense of shooting expense of shooting new footagenew footage


Stock footage:Stock footage: various shot and various shot and scenes kept in a film scenes kept in a film archive for repeated archive for repeated use; famous news use; famous news events as well as events as well as more anonymous more anonymous footage can be cut footage can be cut into a film without the into a film without the expense of shooting expense of shooting new footagenew footage


Mise-en-scène: Mise-en-scène: Atmosphere, Atmosphere, setting, décor, and setting, décor, and texture of a shot. texture of a shot. The way a scene The way a scene has been designed has been designed and staged for the and staged for the cameracamera

Film Terms: Camera ShotsFilm Terms: Camera Shots

Establishing shot: Establishing shot: placed at the placed at the beginning of a film beginning of a film or sequence, the or sequence, the est. shot sets the est. shot sets the time and place of time and place of the action. A shot the action. A shot that reveals setting.that reveals setting.


Long shot: Long shot: a shot a shot from a significant from a significant distance from the distance from the camera to show camera to show landscape, landscape, buildings, large buildings, large interiors. An interiors. An establishing shot is establishing shot is often a long shot.often a long shot.


Medium shot: Medium shot: a shot a shot from that reveals an from that reveals an actor’s full figure actor’s full figure from the waist up.from the waist up.


Close-up: Close-up: shot that shot that reveals a subject up reveals a subject up close. The subject close. The subject fills the screen. An fills the screen. An extreme close-up extreme close-up may focus on a may focus on a specific detail of a specific detail of a subject.subject.


One-shot: One-shot: a camera a camera with one person in with one person in it.it.


Low angle: Low angle: a camera a camera angle whereby it angle whereby it looks UP at its looks UP at its subject. The subject. The camera is camera is positioned beneath positioned beneath the subject.the subject.

Film Terms: Camera Film Terms: Camera AnglesAngles

High angle: High angle: a a camera angle camera angle whereby it looks whereby it looks DOWN at its subject. DOWN at its subject. The camera is The camera is positioned above positioned above the subject.the subject.


Flat angle: Flat angle: a camera a camera angle whereby the angle whereby the camera is at an even camera is at an even level and on the level and on the same plane as its same plane as its subject.subject.


Wide angle: Wide angle: a focal a focal length that gives a length that gives a viewer the widest viewer the widest angle of view. The angle of view. The maximum focal maximum focal LENGTH of a lens.LENGTH of a lens.

Film Terms: LightingFilm Terms: Lighting

Natural: Natural: sunlight sunlight alone illuminates a alone illuminates a set/sceneset/scene


High key: High key: bright, bright, artificial lighting artificial lighting (lamps) illuminates (lamps) illuminates a set/scenea set/scene


Low key: Low key: dim dim lighting accentuates lighting accentuates a set/scene, a set/scene, especially to add especially to add mood.mood.

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Basic Film Terms. Film Terms Storyboard: drawings of each shot that match the shooting script Storyboard: drawings of each shot that match the shooting