setting
any place where a film crew will be filming actors and recording their dialog
location
the high point of the movie where the protagonist, based on the knowledge gained from the rising action, determines what the final action needs to be taken in order to resolve the conflict.
climax
the character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most.
protagonist
a person who is in charge of making a movie and tells the actors how to play their parts
director
a camera shot in which most—if not all—of the frame is filled with an and actor's face or an important feature, detail, or object
close up
the placement and movement of objects in the frame, as well as the camera in relation to your performance blocking.
staging/set design
the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story
rising action
the opposer or combatant working against the protagonist's or leading characters' goal and creating the main conflict.
antagonist
he overall decision makers.
producers
they show a comprehensive view of the scene
long shot
costumes
the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax
falling action
a character who isn't the main focus in the story but instead supports the protagonist in to ultimately help them achieve their goal, have a transformation, or move the story forward
supporting characters
the person who sources and secures the financing for a film production heavily assists the producer
executive producers
a film shot that stretches from around the waist (or sometimes the knees) of a subject up to their head.
medium shot
what actors do in order look like their role usually takes place before filming
cosmetics(hair and makeup)
the end of the story
resolution
a literary device where a writer gives a sneaky hint about what's going to happen later in the story.
foreshadowing
write and develop screenplays
screenwriters
a film shot taken from a camera angle positioned below the average eye line and pointing up.
low angle
any inanimate object that an actor interacts with in a film.
props
the background information the audience needs to know for the world of your story to make sense
exposition
a technique that writers of all kinds use, sometimes for laughs, to create an outcome that is contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
irony
the art and technology of motion-picture photography
cinematographer
a filming technique where the camera looks down at the subject from above
high angle