aerial shot
shot from high above
angle
position of the camera
animation
method of making inanimate objects life like
aspect ratio
the ratio of the width to hight of a film image
asynchronous sound
sound that does not have its source in a film image
backlighting
light that comes behind subject
chiaroscuro lighting
composition of light and dark in an image
cinematography
therm for various stages of motion picture
close up
imagine in which distance between subject and point of view is super close
composition
arrangement of visual elements
computer graphics
images created by a computer special effects
continuity editing
an editing style that creates illusion of reality
contrapuntal sound
sound that contrasts image
crane shot
shot done with a crane
crosscutting
editing technique that goes between two different scenes
cutting
changing to another image
deep focus
a focus with multiple subjects in focus
depth of field
a range of planes in an image
direct sound
sound recorded at the same time an image is filmed
dissolve
transition from one image fades to another
documentary
non fiction film about real things
dubbing
recording of other sounds during editing
dvd
a disk to watch at home
dvd technology
digital video disks