Camera positions, angles, and movements
The shot the frames an actor typically from the waist up
What is medium shot?
Light, bright, open looking creating the illusion of warmth and happiness
What is High Key?
A recording of the music accompaniment to a movie
What is the soundtrack?
The most exciting and important part of a story that usually occurs at or near the end
What is the climax?
Manages and directs all the creative elements and components of a film
Who is the Director?
The shot is taken at a near range to focus on expression or significance
What is close up shot?
Darkness and shadows creating the illusion of suspense and suspicion
The abrupt change of visual content from on shot to the next
What is Cut?
The piece of a story that leads up to the most exciting part
What is rising action?
People responsible for designing and acquiring all clothing and accessories for a production
Who is the Wardrobe Department?
A shot that shows where action is about to occur
What is an establishing shot?
Film lighting technique using a bold difference between light and dark
What is contrast lighting?
A quick succession of images or impressions to express an idea or story
What is a Montage?
The background information the audience needs to know for the world of your story to make sense
What is the exposition?
Finds and secures locations that match the various scenes of a creative production
Who is the scout?
The angle that is not quite birds eye view, but makes actor or object seem smaller or less significant
What is high angle?
A light source is positioned behind a subject and faces the camera
What is back lighting?
A sound other than speech or music made for a film
What is sound effect?
The final section of the plot structure and the story is ending
What is the resolution?
The right hand of the key grip and runs the daily operation of the grip team.
Who is the Best Boy Grip?
The movement when the camera moves left or right/up or down. (Typically seen in Wes Anderson films)
What is Panning
Lighting technique in which the scene is lighted so that the subject or object is displayed in the foreground and the background appears either gray or black
What is limbo lighting?
An editing effect demonstrated by a Russian filmmaker in the 1910s/20s
What is The Kuleshov Effect?
The action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place
What is falling action?
Managing the camera and light crews working on the project
Who is the cinematograper?