Setting
Location
An actual place or natural setting in which a film or broadcast is made, as distinct from a simulation in a studio.
Exposition
The part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced.
Foreshadowing
Be a warning or indication of (a future event).
Positions (Long shot)
The camera is far away from what is being filmed
Narrative Montage
Assembles a series of short images or quick shots to tell a story or advance the plot.
Staging/Set Design
The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance.
Rising Action
A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
Irony
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Position (Medium)
Normal camera shot, the default.
Continuity
The maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a movie or broadcast.
Costumes
A set of clothes worn by an actor or other performer for a particular role or by someone attending a masquerade.
Climax
The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
Symbolism
An artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind.
Positions (close-ups)
The camera is very close to what is being filmed
Transition
The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
Cosmetics
A product applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance.
Falling action
The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.
Conflict
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Low Angle
The camera is looking up on them.
Protagonist
The main character or the "good" guy
Props
A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or movie.
Resolution
The end of the story.
Point of View
The position from which something or someone is observed.
High Angle
The camera is looking down on them
Antagonist
The villain or the "bad" guy