Film Terms

• Shot - the term used for the actual start and stop of filming.
• Reverse Shot - the opposite angle of a shot
• Scene - term used for a sequence of related shots
• Cut - transition between two shots
• Extreme Long Shot - figures appear small, usually landscapes
• Long Shot - Figure is vissible from head to toe
• Medium Shot - Figure from waist to head
• Medium Close Shot - chest to head
• Close Up - head and shoulders
• Extreme Close Up - objects
• Tilt - pivoting up and down of camera
• Crane Shot - shot from a crane
• Pan - camera movment from side to side
• Tracking Shot- camera placed on dolly and moves
• P.O.V. Shot - a shot from a character's point of view
• Reaction Shot - a shot of someones reaction to what is seen in the P.O.V. shot
• Dolly Shot - a shot filmed from a dolly
• Fade Out - a transitional shot where the screen slowly goes black
• Fade In - transisional shot where the screen goes from black to shot
• Aspect Ratio - the proportions of a frame
• Stock - the actual film used for cameras
• Continuity - the seamlessness of detail between shots and scenes
• Dubbing - the re-recording of dialogue in a studio
• 180 Degree Rule - rule stating that the in an action sequence the camera is not to cross the 180 degree line of filming so that the audience does not get confused.