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Cinema Glossary 2
Vocabulary to highlight, most common
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Camera Angle | Angle of view on the subject as established by the position of the camera. HIGH ANGLE/LOW ANGLE |
| Close-Up | A shot which a small detail or a face fills the frame, taken either by setting the camera close to the subject or by using focal-length lens. In relation to a human subject, close up usually refers to a shot of the face alone |
| Cut (Noun) | A transition made by editing two pieces of film together |
| Cut (Verb) | To edit a film by selecting shots and splicing them together |
| Dissolve | Editing technique using a gradual merging of the end of one shot and the beginning of another (Fade-in/Fade-out) |
| Dolly Shot | A shot taken while the camera is in motion |
| Edit | The splicing together of separate shots |
| Establishing Shot | A shot showing the location of a scene or the arrangement of its characters, often the opening shot of a sequence |
| Fade | An optical effect used as a transitional device in which the image on the screen gradually goes to black/emerges from black (Fade-in/Fade-out) |
| Long Shot | A shot taken with the camera at a distance from the subject |
| Medium Close-Up | A shot taken with the camera at a slight distance from the subject. In relation to a human subject, usually refers to a shot of the head and shoulders |
| Medium Long Shot | A shot taken with the camera at a distance from the subject, but closer than a long shot |
| Medium Shot | A shot taken with the camera at a distance from the subject, but closer than a long shot |
| Mise En Scene | referencing the staging of a scene considering everything meant to be caught in the framing |
| Montage (French) | The joining together or slicing of shots or sequences, Editing |
| Montage (American) | A rapid succession of shots assembled, usually by means of superimposition and/or dissolves, to convey a general visual effect such as the passing of time |
| Montage (Russian) | The foundation of film art |
| Panning Shot | A shot which the camera remains in the place but rotates horizontally on its axis so that the subject is constantly reframed |
| Subjective Shot | A shot which represents the point of view of a character. Often a reverse angle shot, preceded by a shot of the character as he or she glances off screen |
| Superimposition | A shot in which one or more images are printed on top of one another, as in ghost effects or titles |
| Tracking Shot | A shot in which the camera moves parallel to its moving subject |
| Zoom | The simulation of camera movement toward or away from a subject by means of a lens of variable focal length |
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