Comprehensive glossary of filmmaking terms, concepts, and techniques.
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A brief remark directed at the audience that other characters on screen do not hear.
A shot in which the camera moves vertically -- rising or descending -- on a crane or jib arm.
A narrative focused on the psychological interior of a character rather than external plot mechanics.
The spoken words exchanged between characters in a film, written in the screenplay and performed by actors.
The invisible boundary between the fictional world and the audience that characters normally do not acknowledge.
An edit between two shots of the same subject from nearly the same angle that creates a visible jolt or skip in time.
A narrow focus plane that keeps the subject sharp while rendering the background and foreground as soft blur.