Presentation
C1
Learning the Lingo
Description: It’s always a good idea to assume that, despite having a lifetime of experience in film;
students will not have a command of the language of the discipline yet. Students will receive a list of
common terms and techniques (on the next page) which they will have to find the definitions to either online
or in their textbook. During the basic overview of Mise-en-Scene, Cinematography and Editing that will be
covered in class, a straightforward exam on all the terms will be taken, along with a more creative video
production assessment. For this assignment, it is ok to “copy & paste” the definitions from other sources
Product: Students will have created a common list of defined terms and techniques to study from for the
term exam, and will be used in the future for other projects and assessment.
Objective: The project is designed to allow students to:
 Acquire the language of cinematic analysis
 Begin to raise the students cinematic intelligence for the purposes of class discussions and
presentations
Requirements:
 List of 80 defined common terms and techniques
 Vocabulary Exam
Total Points:
 30 points for completed list of terms and techniques
 80 point vocabulary exam
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/film/movies2/glossary.aspx
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
International Baccalaureate
9.9.2009
Mise-en-scene
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Design
Composition
Set
On Location
5. Decor
6. Prop
7. Soundstage
8. Costume
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Framing
Moving Frame
On Screen Space
Off Screen Space
Open Frame
Closed Frame
Blocking
Cinematography
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Cinematography
Shot
Aperture
Focal Length
Wide-angle Lens
Telephoto Lens
Zoom Lens
Depth of Field
Plane
Rack Focus
Frame
Reframing
Extreme Long Shot (ELS)
Long Shot (LS)
Medium Shot (MS)
Close-up (CU)
Extreme Close-up (ECU)
Two-Shot
Deep-space Composition
Deep-focus Cinematography
Rule of Thirds
Shooting Angle
Eye-level Shot
High-angle Shot
Low-angle Shot
Dutch-angle Shot
Aerial-view Shot
Pan
Tilt
Dolly
Dolly Shot
Zoom
Crane Shot
Fast Motion
Slow Motion
Long Take
Back light
Fill light
High-key lighting
Key light
Low-key lighting
Three-point lighting
Editing
58. Editing
59. Cut
60. Flashback
61. Flashforward
62. Ellipsis
63. Montage
64. Continuity Editing
65. Discontinuity Editing
66. Master Shot
67. Screen Direction
68. 180-degree system
69. Shot/reverse Shot
70. Match-on-action
71. Graphic Match Cut
72. Eyeline Match Cut
73. Parallel Editing
74. Crosscutting
75. Intercutting
76. Jump Cut
77. Fade In/Out
78. Dissolve
79. Wipe
80. Freeze-Frame
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
International Baccalaureate
9.9.2009