Glossary of Screen Terms
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A page for all of the technical terms used to discuss cinematic media. Edit the page or add a suggestion with any new terms: school and be schooled.
Glossary of Screen Terms Annotated
Shot Length
Establishing Shot
Extreme long shot
Long Shot
Mid Shot
Close-Up
Extreme Close-Up
Camera Angles
Bird's Eye View
High Angle
Eye Level
Low angle
Dutch Angle
Over the Shoulder
Reading Paths
Salience
Vectors
Compositional Axis
The Centre
Framing
Gaze (Demand)
Gaze (Offer)
Colour
Symbolism
Monochromatic
Lighting
Misc
Social Distance
Acting
Body language
Facial Expressions
Camera Movement
Pan
Dolly Shots
Hand-held Shots
Crane Shots
Zoom Lense
Aerial Shot
Editing
Intellectual Montage
Jump Cuts
Dolly
Insert shot
Neo-noir
Noir
Pan
Push-In
Pull-Out
Smash cut
Spec script
Tracking shot
Truck