A

ACTING
ANIMATION
ASPECT RATIO
ANTAGONIST
AUTEUR
ANIME
AMBIENCE
ANIMATION CURVE
APERTURE
ANTICIPATION
ARC LIGHT
ART DIRECTION
ASYNCHRONOUS SOUND
AVANT-GARDE
AXIS OF ACTION
AERIAL SHOT
ANAMORPHIC LENS
ANIMATIC
ARMATURE
ASYMMETRY

B

BACKLIGHT
BLOCKING
BOOKING
BOX OFFICE
BACKING
BALLAD
BARNDOOR
BASELINE
BEAT
BELOW-THE-LINE
BIRD’S EYE VIEW
BLACK COMEDY
BLOCKBUSTER
BLOOPERS
BLUEPRINT
BODY DOUBLE
BOOM MIC
BOURGEOIS DRAMA
BREAKDOWN
BURN-IN

C

CASTING
CHOREOGRAPHY
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CGI
CLIMAX
CLOSE-UP
COMPOSITION
CONTINUITY
COSTUME DESIGN
CRANE SHOT
CREATIVE DIRECTION
CROSS-CUTTING
CUE
CUTAWAY
CEL ANIMATION
CHARACTER DESIGN
CHROMA KEY
CINEMA VERITE
CLAYMATION
CONCEPT ART

D

DAILIES
DEEP FOCUS
DENOUEMENT
DEPTH OF FIELD
DIALOGUE
DIEGETIC SOUND
DIFFUSION
DIRECTOR
DISSOLVE
DOCUMENTARY
DOLLY SHOT
DOPE SHEET
DOUBLE EXPOSURE
DOWNSTAGE
DRAMATURGY
DRESS REHEARSAL
DUBBING
DYNAMIC RANGE
DIGITAL COMPOSITING
DUTCH ANGLE

E

EASING
EDITING
EFFECTS
ELLIPSE
EMPATHY
ENSEMBLE
EPIC THEATRE
EPISODE
ESTABLISHING SHOT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EXPOSITION
EXTENSION
EXTREME CLOSE-UP
EXTREME LONG SHOT
EYE-LEVEL SHOT
EYELINE MATCH
ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
EXAGGERATION
EXPRESSIONISM
EXTRAS

F

FADE-IN
FADE-OUT
FARCE
FAST MOTION
FEATURE FILM
FILL LIGHT
FILM NOIR
FILMMAKING
FILTER
FINE CUT
FISH-EYE LENS
FLASHBACK
FLASH-FORWARD
FOCUS PULLER
FOLEY
FOOTAGE
FORESHADOWING
FOURTH WALL
FRAMES PER SECOND
FRAME RATE

G

GAFFER
GAG
GEL
GENRE
GESTURE
GHOST LIGHT
GLASS SHOT
GOBO
GOLDEN HOUR
GRAPHIC MATCH
GREENSCREEN
GRIP
GROUND PLAN
GUERILLA FILMMAKING
GUIDE TRACK
GIMBAL
GRID
GRAIN
GRADE
GRAPH EDITOR

H

HAIR LIGHT
HALF-MAST
HANDHELD CAMERA
HAZE MACHINE
HEADROOM
HERO’S JOURNEY
HIATUS
HIGH-ANGLE SHOT
HIGH-CONCEPT
HIGH-DEFINITION
HIGH-KEY LIGHTING
HISTOGRAM
HIT
HORROR
HOST
HOT SPOT
HOUSE LIGHTS
HYBRID ANIMATION
HYPER-REALISM
HOOK

I

IMAGE PLANE
IMPROVISATION
IN-BETWEENING
INCIDENTAL MUSIC
INDEPENDENT FILM
INDIRECT LIGHTING
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT
INGENUE
INNER MONOLOGUE
INPUT
INSERT SHOT
INTENSITY
INTERCUT
INTERIOR
INTERMISSION
INTERPOLATION
INTERPRETATION
INVERSE KINEMATICS
INVISIBLE EDITING
IRIS

J

J-CUT
JAB
JACK
JAGGED
JAM
JELLY ROLL
JERRY-RIG
JIB ARM
JIG
JINGLE
JITTER
JOBBER
JOINT
JOKE
JOURNALISM
JUMP CUT
JUXTAPOSITION
JUVENILE LEAD
JOG SHUTTLE
JUNCTION BOX

K

KEY FRAME
KEY LIGHT
KEY VISUAL
KEYBOARD
KICKER LIGHT
KILLERS
KINEMATICS
KINESCOPE
KINESTHETIC
KINETIC
KINETOSCOPE
KING
KITSCH
KLIEG LIGHT
KNEE SHOT
KNOCKOUT
KNOWLEDGE
KOOK
KULESHOV EFFECT
KYMOGRAPH

L

L-CUT
LABELS
LABORATORY
LAMP
LAP DISSOLVE
LAVALIER MIC
LAYOUT
LEAD ACTOR
LEGIT THEATRE
LEITMOTIF
LENS FLARE
LIGHTING PLOT
LINE PRODUCER
LIVE ACTION
LOCATION SCOUTING
LOGLINE
LONG SHOT
LOOPING
LOW-ANGLE SHOT
LOW-KEY LIGHTING

M

MACRO LENS
MAGIC HOUR
MAINSTREAM
MAKE-UP ARTIST
MARIONETTE
MARTINI SHOT
MASK
MASTER SHOT
MATCH CUT
MATTE PAINTING
MECHANISM
MELODRAMA
METHOD ACTING
MICROPHONE
MID-SHOT
MISE-EN-SCENE
MONOLOGUE
MONTAGE
MOTION CAPTURE
MUSIC VIDEO

N

NADEP
NAG
NAIL
NAME
NARRATION
NARRATIVE
NATURALISM
NEAR-SHOT
NEBULA
NECK
NEGATIVE SPACE
NEO-REALISM
NETWORK
NEUTRAL DENSITY
NEW WAVE
NEWSREEL
NICHE
NOISE
NON-DIEGETIC
NOVELIZATION

O

OBJECTIVE
OFF-CAMERA
OFF-SCREEN
OFF-STAGE
OMNIDIRECTIONAL
ON-AIR
ON-CALL
ONE-LINER
ONE-MAN SHOW
ONION SKINNING
OPACITY
OPENING NIGHT
OPERETTA
ORCHESTRATION
ORGANIZER
ORIGINAL SCORE
ORTHOGRAPHIC
OSCAR
OUT-TAKE
OVER-THE-SHOULDER

P

PACE
PAN
PANTOME
PARALLAX
PARODY
PERSPECTIVE
PHONETIC
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICAL THEATRE
PIVOT
PIXELS
PLAYWRIGHT
PLOT
POINT OF VIEW
PORTFOLIO
POSING
POST-PRODUCTION
PRACTICAL LIGHT
PRODUCER
PUPPETRY

Q

Q-SIGNAL
QUADS
QUADRANT
QUALITATIVE
QUALITY
QUANTIZATION
QUARTZ LIGHT
QUICK-CUT
QUICKTIME
QUID
QUILL
QUIRK
QUIVER
QUIZ
QUOTA
QUOTATION
QUOTE
QUOTIDIAN
QUERY
QUEUE

R

RACK FOCUS
RAW DATA
REACTION SHOT
READ-THROUGH
REALISM
REAR PROJECTION
RECUT
REFLECTOR
REHERSAL
RENDER
RESOLUTION
REVERSE ANGLE
RHYTHM
RIGGING
RIM LIGHT
ROTOSCOPING
ROUGH CUT
ROYALTY
RUSHES
RUNNING TIME

S

SATURATION
SCENE
SCENOGRAPHY
SCORE
SCREENPLAY
SCRIPT
SEGMENT
SEQUEL
SEQUENCE
SET DESIGN
SHADOW
SHOT
SHUTTER SPEED
SIDELINE
SILHOUETTE
SLAPSTICK
SLOW MOTION
SOUNDTRACK
SPECIAL EFFECTS
STORYBOARD

T

TABLEAU
TAKE
TECHNICOLOR
TELEPHOTO
TEMPO
TEXTURE
THEATRE
THEME
THREE-POINT LIGHTING
THROUGH-LINE
TILT
TIME-LAPSE
TIMELINE
TITLE SEQUENCE
TONE
TOP-LIGHT
TRACK
TRAGEDY
TRANSITION
TREATMENT

U

UNDERSTUDY
UNDER-LIGHTING
UNDER-CRANKING
UNDEREXPOSURE
UNION
UNIT
UNIVERSAL
UNIVERSE
UNKNOWN
UNLOAD
UNMASK
UNREAL ENGINE
UNSCRIPTED
UNSTAGE
UPSTAGE
UPTAKE
URGENT
USER INTERFACE
UTOPIAN
UV MAPPING

V

VANITY PLATE
VANISH POINT
VARIABLE
VAUDEVILLE
VECTOR
VEHICLE
VELOCITY
VENTURE
VERBATIM THEATRE
VERSION
VERTIGO EFFECT
VESTIBULE
VIDEO
VIGNETTE
VIEWPORT
VIRTUAL REALITY
VISUAL EFFECTS
VOICE-OVER
VOLUME
VOX POP

W

WALK-ON
WALK-THROUGH
WARDROBE
WASH
WAVEFORM
WAVELENGTH
WEBCAST
WESTERN
WHIP PAN
WHITE BALANCE
WIDE ANGLE
WIDE SHOT
WILD SOUND
WINDSCREEN
WING
WIPE
WIRELESS MIC
WORKING TITLE
WORKSHOP
WRAP

X

X-AXIS
X-FACTOR
X-GATE
X-LIGHT
X-RAY
X-SHEET
XENON LAMP
XEROGRAPHY
XEROX
XHOSA
XMAS
XOGRAPH
XREF
XUNIT
XYLOPHONE
XYLO
XENOPHOBIA
EXPERIMENTAL
XTRA
XLARGE

Y

Y-AXIS
YAG
YARD
YARN
YAWN
YAY

YEARBOOK
YELL
YELLOW
YELP
YIELD
YODEL
YOGA
YOKE
YONDER
YORE
YOU
YOUNG
YOUTH
YULE

Z

Z-AXIS
Z-BUFFER
ZANY
ZAP
ZEAL
ZENITH
ZEPHYR
ZERO
ZEST
ZIGZAG
ZILL
ZINE
ZING
ZIP
ZITHER
ZODIAC
ZOMBIE
ZONE
ZOO
ZOOM