Glossary
Comprehensive glossary of filmmaking terms, concepts, and techniques.
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2Audio Bridge
A sound element that carries across a picture cut, connecting two scenes through continuous audio.
Avant-Garde
Experimental filmmaking that challenges or abandons conventional narrative and form for formal innovation.
F
4Flashback
A scene that interrupts the present narrative to show events from an earlier time.
Fade
A gradual transition between an image and a solid colour, most commonly black, used to open or close a scene.
Fast-Cutting
An editing style in which shots are very short in duration, creating rapid visual rhythm and a sense of energy or urgency.
Flash-Forward
A scene that interrupts the present narrative to show events occurring later in the story's timeline.
M
2Montage
A sequence of short shots edited together to condense time, convey information, or create emotional effect through juxtaposition.
Mumblecore
A low-budget American indie film movement of the 2000s using improvised dialogue and non-professional actors.