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Film Studies Vocabulary - Coggle Diagram
Film Studies Vocabulary
script
The written text of a movie.
soundtrack
The music in a movie.
actor
Someone who professionally acts in movies.
film
Motion picture.
producer
Someone who is in charge of a films production.
director
The creative lead of a film.
special effect
A tool in film that makes things look realistic.
score
The original music in film.
cameraman
The person who records the film.
editor
The person who edits all of the film into it's final product.
blooper
An error in recording.
box office
Where tickets are bought to watch a film.
cast
Group of people who are acting in a film.
Choreographer
The person who is in charge with the movement of the people/things in film.
cinema
The production of films.
movie theater
A place to wear films.
costumer
The person who makes the costumes in films.
critic
Someone who critiques films.
dubbing
The act of covering over the original sound of a film.
extra
A background character.
flashback
When a film calls back to a time in the past of the current set time.
flash-forward
When a film goes forward in time from the current set time.
grip
Someone who sets up the camera in films.
hairstylist
Someone who styles the actors hair in a film.
lighting
the detail of light in film.
negative
The reverse of the tones of a tone.
outtake
A part of a film that was taken out.
premiere
A first look at an upcoming film.
sequel
The following films of the first film of a series chronologically.
puppeteer
Someone who controls puppets used in films.
reel
Something used to tape fims.
scene
A section of a film.
set
The area of filming.
Stunt man
A person who does stunts in place of the other actors.
subtitle
text that shows the dialogue of a film.
synopsis
A summary of a film.
studio
A company that is in charge of films.
squib
A small explosive used for effects in films.
sound effect
Sounds used to make scenes more dramatic/
voice over
When someone talks over the original voice in a film.
writer
Someone who writes the story of a film.
zoom in
An effect when the camera gets closer to someone or something.