This document provides an overview of key film terminology including plot, story structure, shots, scenes, sequences, and film techniques. It discusses the elements of beginning, climax, and end in plots. As an example, it analyzes the 1903 film The Great Train Robbery, noting it contains one sequence divided into four scenes composed of individual shots. It poses questions about identifying sequences and effects the director achieved in building the story and audience experience. Finally, it lists additional topics of film terminology covered.

1. Film English
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2. Story
time order
4 75321 6 8

3. Plot: 1. significant event in a story
2. cause and effect
Begin
Climax
End
1 54 732 6 8

4. Story: A Train Robbery
4 7 95321 6 8

5. Plot: A Train Robbery
Begin
Climax
End
1 54 732 6 8

6. Shot, Scene and Sequence
A Shot usually refers to the cameraman
shooting one length of continuous
(unedited) action.
Ex. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Dir. Edwin S. Porter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu8JmjiSdE

8. Scene
A scene is composed of several shots.

11. SCENE 1: SCENE 2:

12. SCENE3: SCENE4:

13. Sequence
A sequence can be divided into one or more scenes.
Q1: How many sequences can you identify from the first 4 scenes in
The Great Train Robbery?
Q2: Putting together the 4 scenes, what effect(s) do you think that
Dir. Porter achieved to build for his film story and for his audience?

14. I. Types of Shot
II. Editing
III. Camera Angle
IV. Music
V. Lighting
VI. Other
Works Cited
O'Connell, Daniel. Film Terminology Website. 2012 Film and Media Studies Department, Colgate
University. Fall 2011. https://sites.google.com/a/colgate.edu/fmst-terminology.
The Columbia Film Language Glossary. 2015 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New
York. https://filmglossary.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/term.