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BrenMovie/Film Terms

Question	Answer
animation	liveliness of cartoon characters
box office	where tickets are sold
casting	choosing actors to fit roles
cinematography	filming, visuals, backdrop of the film
close-up shot	shows a magnified view of person or object
composition	use of lighting, camera angles, and arrangements of objects and characters within a film frame to achieve an effect
cut	the word used to stop action during filming
dissolve	transition where one scene or images fades out as another fades in
editing	arrangement of the number of shots in sequence
freeze-frame	an effect that stops the motion in a scene
montage	a succession of shots
music score	when and how the music is used in a movie
Oscar	an award presented for professional accomplishment
pan	to rotate the camera from side to side to create the impression of a continuous view, or to follow an object with the camera
point of view shot	shows what a character sees
quick cuts	a series of very quick shots from many angles that follow the action in the scene
reaction shot	shows a character reacting to another character's dialogue or movement
screenplay	the script, writing, storyline of a movie
special effects	when and how effectively unusual scenes are taped for the film
still	either a photo or frame from a motion picture
storyboard	a device used to plan the shooting of the film
superimposition	where two or more shots appear on the screen at the same time, creating the apperance of layers or "images"
tilt	a shot that scans a location with an upward or downward movement
voiceover narration	commentary or dialogue spoken by a character or person who does not appear in the scene
zoom in/zoom out	changing the frame of the shot

Created by: dcaudill51 on 2011-04-07

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BrenMovie/Film Terms