Film Terms Frame —A single still picture on film (one second of film is made up of twenty-four frames) Shot —A continuous length of film without cuts or changes to a different shot Scene —A segment of film usually made up of a number of shots spliced together Sequence —A group of related shots or related scenes in a film

Frame —A single still picture on film (one second of film is made up of twenty-four frames)

Shot —A continuous length of film without cuts or changes to a different shot

Scene —A segment of film usually made up of a number of shots spliced together

Sequence —A group of related shots or related scenes in a film

Film Terms Cut —A moment in a film when one image ends and another one begins, usually indicating a change of scenes in location and/or time Jump cut —An abrupt cut Fade —A gradual cut (one image fades out or another fades in) Dissolve —A cut where one image gradually disappears while another one is gradually emerging

Cut —A moment in a film when one image ends and another one begins, usually indicating a change of scenes in location and/or time

Jump cut —An abrupt cut

Fade —A gradual cut (one image fades out or another fades in)

Dissolve —A cut where one image gradually disappears while another one is gradually emerging

Film Terms Cross Cutting —Splicing shots from two or more different scenes and moving back and forth between them Montage —A sequence made out of shots covering multiple actions and/or time periods and/or locales Tracking —A shot in which the camera moves, usually following or leading a character Pan —A shot where the camera stays in one location but swivels to cover the scene

Cross Cutting —Splicing shots from two or more different scenes and moving back and forth between them

Montage —A sequence made out of shots covering multiple actions and/or time periods and/or locales

Tracking —A shot in which the camera moves, usually following or leading a character

Pan —A shot where the camera stays in one location but swivels to cover the scene

Film Terms Crane Shot —An overhead shot where the camera rises or views the scene from above Close Up / Long Shot —The location of the camera in regard to the image Establishing Shot —A way to visually provide exposition by “establishing” the location or the circumstances of the story or characters in the beginning of the film or the sequence

Crane Shot —An overhead shot where the camera rises or views the scene from above

Close Up / Long Shot —The location of the camera in regard to the image

Establishing Shot —A way to visually provide exposition by “establishing” the location or the circumstances of the story or characters in the beginning of the film or the sequence

Film Terms Point of View —The perspective from which the camera sees the action. The point of view can be either objective (from the standpoint of a spectator not participating in the story) or subjective (from the standpoint of a character experiencing events in the story) Voice Over —A form of narration in which an off-screen voice comments on the action or circumstances or attitudes of the characters. The voice of a character is equivalent to the first person narrator of fiction; the voice of an authority who does not play a role in the action is equivalent to the omniscient narrator of fiction.

Point of View —The perspective from which the camera sees the action. The point of view can be either objective (from the standpoint of a spectator not participating in the story) or subjective (from the standpoint of a character experiencing events in the story)

Voice Over —A form of narration in which an off-screen voice comments on the action or circumstances or attitudes of the characters. The voice of a character is equivalent to the first person narrator of fiction; the voice of an authority who does not play a role in the action is equivalent to the omniscient narrator of fiction.