Film Terms

The type of narrative

• genre

• gender

• class

• age restriction

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

• genre

• starring

• credits

• executive producers

The person responsible for the artistic production of a film

• director

• screenwriter

• soundtract

• jockey

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

• director

• producer

• actor

• actress

Each individual photographic image making up the film

• frame

• movie

• picture

• video

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

• frame

• scene

• soundtrack

• mise-en-scene

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

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