Film Terms
This element of film features the story.
Narrative
The "Letters' of films
Frames
A non-fiction film which documents or captures factual information
Stresses the environment of a scene
Long shot
having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality
Cinematography
The "words" of films
Shots
This element of documentaries requires a narrator
Voiceover
Serves to set the scene, shows the environment
Establishing Shot
This element of film features music and dialogue
Sound
The "sentences" of films
Scenes
This element of documentaries is often referred to as "B Roll"
Archival Footage
Shows people’s bodies from the waist up.
Medium shot
Piece the whole movie together from all of the scenes and different cameras.
The "Paragraphs" of films
Sequence
This element features "redoing" something that occurred in the past
re-enactment
Shows people’s bodies from the waist up.
Medium close up shot
The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing - actors, lighting, set, location, décor, props, movement, body language (blocking), costumes
Mise-En Scene
A whole visual narrative "Stories"
Film
These elements of film are used to create an Eerie effect in "Some Kind of Heaven"
Music, Shots
Doesn't even show the whole face
Extreme Close Up