Film Terms

The type of narrative

• genre

• gender

• class

• age restriction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The list of people who were involved in the making of a film

• genre

• starring

• credits

• executive producers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The person responsible for the artistic production of a film

• director

• screenwriter

• soundtract

• jockey

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The person responsible for the overall organization, especially the financing and marketing, of a film

• director

• producer

• actor

• actress

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Each individual photographic image making up the film

• frame

• movie

• picture

• video

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A shot or series of shots that usually deal(s) with a single action

• frame

• scene

• soundtrack

• mise-en-scene

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Everything you see in the frame including lighting, costume, composition, shots, angles etc. but excluding sound and movement.

• mise-en-scéne

• a shot

• screenplay

• credits

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Shows the character in his or her entirety with some background

• Long shot

• Medium shot

• handheld camera

• close-p shot

What type of shot is this?

• first person point-of-view

• aerial shot

• low-angle shot

• over-the shoulder