Terms for Film Analysis
English Term
Explanation/
Intended effect
Translation
camera range/ field size (distance between camera and object)
long shot
medium long shot
full shot
medium shot
close-up
extreme close-up
camera position
point-of-view shot
establishing shot
over-the-shoulder shot
reverse-angle shot
camera angles
high-angle shot
eye-level shot
low-angle shot
camera movements
static shot
to pan left/ right
to tilt up/ down
crane shot
to zoom in/ out
to dolly towards/ away
tracking shot
editing (arrangement of shots and the way in which shots are linked)
cross-cutting
flashback
flash-forward
match cut
cut
jump-cut
fade in
fade out
cross-fade
voice-over