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| a series of frames put together to produce the illusion of movement |
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| The individual pictures within a shot |
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| the rule that says if a character is on the left side of the screen in one frame, then he will remain there in the second frame so that he doesn't appear to be switching positions back and forth. |
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| two people in a medium shot or close-up |
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| the kind of shot in which you may see the character from the waist up |
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| technique allowing the camera to rotate from left to right giving the viewer a better sense of the setting |
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| a transition between shots that is achieved by cutting the film at one frame and taping the next shot to it |
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| camera angle that looks down on the character |
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| Use of a special lens that allows the audience to believe that the objects in the shot are moving when in reality the objects are still. This technique conveys the character's change in thought. |
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| a shot that makes the camera seem far away from the subject. Often, this kind of shot allows the audience to see the character in context. |
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| a character in the left of the first shot is looking down at something in his lap but then looks up to the left at an object that is not in shot. Then, the person in the next shot is also on the left, but she must look to the right to seem as if she is seeing the man in the first shot. |
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| the shot that includes all the characters and conveys much of the setting |
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| a shot that focuses on one element of the character, usually from the shoulders and up to convey expression and emotion. |
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| temporal transition between shots that gives the impression of a "windshield wiper effect" |
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| medium shot or close up with three people |
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| one shot fades in as another fades out. this is a transition, not a fade in/out. |
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| transition methods used in old movies. the screen looks like an eye opening and closing |
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| unlike zoom that moves the audience in thought, this camera movement physically moves the audience from one space to another |
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| moving back and forth between shots to show simultaneous actions in the story |
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| transitions between scenes in which the image starts with darkness or whiteness and then reveals or erases the image |
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| maintains the character point of view |
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