The way a shot is composed
What is "framing"?
Where the camera is placed in relation to the subject of the image
What is "camera angle"?
When one person speaks - or two or more people speak to each other
What is "speech" and "dialogue"?
When we watch a situation, which takes place after the present time in the plot
What is "flash-forward"?
When the conflict is solved
What is "climax"?
A single, uninterrupted recording by the camera
What is "shot"?
The camera is placed at the same level as the characters or objects at eye level
What is "eye level shot"?
Artificial sound to create a dramatic effect
What are "sound effects"?
We watch a situation, which takes place before the present time in the plot.
What is "flashback"?
The situation or event which sets off the plot
What is "teaser"?
A person in a dialogue is seen from over the shoulder of the other person.
What is "over-the-shoulder-shot"?
The camera is placed below a person or object at a low angle level
What is "low-angle shot" or "worm's eye-view"?
A narrator voice that tells us about the plot
What is "voice over"?
A filming effect that makes time appear to be slowed down
What is "slow motion"?
The way the plot is structured
What is "narrative model"?
Shows an object or facial part in detail
What is "extreme close up"?
The camera is placed above a person or object at a high level
What is "high angle shot" or "bird's eye-view"?
The general term for music used in the background of a film
A filming effect which makes time seems to be moving fast.
What is "fast motion"?
The ending of the story, when the problems are solved and order restored or replaced by new order
What is "resolution"?
Shows the scene through the eyes of the character
What is "point of view shot"?
The camera moves along with a person or object in motion in a travelling shot.
What is "travelling shot"?
Recording sound simultaneously with the recording of the image
What is "direct sound"?
A series of pictures showing the sequence of main shots, often with notes on camera angles and movements
What is "storyboard"?
The art of telling a story
What is "dramaturgy"?