Film Termonology

Close up - A shot showing a character from the neck up, used to show facial expressions

Medium shot - A shot showing a character from the waist up allows other characters to be in view 

Extreme close up - Focuses on a small detail e.g. an eye, hand etc

Long shot - A shot showing a character or setting from a distance

High angle shot - A shot taken from above looking down and makes the audience feel powerful and superior and the actors seem small and vulnerable

Low angle shot - A shot taken from below. It is as if the audience are being looked below on, it may make us feel small

Panning - When the camera moves in an arc from a fixed point

Tracking - The camera is on tracks and follows the action

Zoom - Camera moves in to a close-up, often used to focus attention on a relevant detail or emphasises a character reaction

Diegetic sound - Music/sounds effect that comes from the scene of the film 

Non-diegetic sound - music/sound effect that is added to the film during editing

Mis - en - scene - Everything in the frame i.e. colours, props, set, costumes