Setting
The area where a movie or scene is set.
Location
Bright open light that creates warmth and happiness.
High Key
Beginning of the movie, often setting backgrounds and stories of characters.
Exposition
Person who makes, stores, and preps the props for film use.
Prop Master
A technique used for laughs. Reality does not meet expectation
Irony
Objects used in the movie to create more immersion.
Props
Darker light often depicting suspense or suspicion.
Low key
Usually after the climax, protagonist must deal with their actions.
Falling Action
The person responsible for the world and environment that the characters inhabit on the screen.
Set Designer
A warning or indication of a future event.
Foreshadowing
The creation of the environment in which the scene will take place.
Staging/Set Design
Using a bold difference in color between dark and light.
Contrast
The end of the story, all loose ends are tied up.
Resolution
The supervisor of the grip camera crew and light technicians.
Key Grip
Repeated events or patterns to show a form of ___
Symbolism
Clothes the actors where in order to create more immersion in the film.
Costumes
The act of positioning light behind an actor or object, creating a rim.
Black Lighting
The part of the story that leads into the main event. This part builds suspense and anticipation.
Rising action
This person is responsible for controlling the lighting and electrical equipment.
Gaffer
Challenges and hardships that characters must overcome.
Conflict
Tools used to enhance or change the looks of an actor.
Cosmetics (hair and makeup)
Lighting that appears in the background. Usually grey or black.
Limbo Lighting
The main event of the story. Protagonist uses everything they learned in the beginning.
This crew supplies the film set with snacks, drinks, and food.
Craft services
An angle to show where a character is looking.
Point of View