The person responsible for the designing of the sets and costumes for a film.

Other ideas that come to mind as we see, hear or think about a certain thing, e.g. we might see the colour green and think of ‘Ireland’. (= Connotations)

A term used to refer to certain directors who see themselves as expressing their artistic vision through the medium of film.

The scene is lit from behind the subject, towards the camera.

A shot taken from such a short distance that only part of the features of the subject appear in the picture, e.g. a picture showing only part of the face.

A shot used to connect two scenes that are far apart in time or space to avoid a jolting effect on the viewer, e.g. wheels turning to denote a journey.

The height of the camera in relation to the subject. It can be higher than, lower than or level with the subject.

The technical codes associated with the movie camera, including Shot Distance, Camera Angle, Focus, Movement and Point of View.

A term used to cover the movement of the characters in a scene in relation to each other and to the camera, e.g. a person in the background might move into the foreground as s/he becomes more and more [..]

See Director of Photography.