Film Appreciation

  1. Allusion - a direct or indirect reference - through an image or through dialogue

  2. Camera Angle - the point of view (POV) or perspective chosen from which to photograph a subject.

  3. Costume- refers to the garments or clothing worn by actors/performers in a film

  4. Dialogue - any spoken lines in a film by an actor/actress

  5. Epiphany - a moment of sudden spiritual insight for the protagonist of a film

  6. Flashback - a film technique that alters the natural order of the narrative

  7. Flashforward (or flash-ahead) - simply put, the opposite of flashback; a film technique that looks into a future time beyond the present time of the film

  8. Foil - an acting role that is used to show and highlight a character trait

  9.  Juxtaposition - in a film, the contiguous positioning of two images, characters, objects, or scenes in sequence to compare and contrast them or establish a relationship between them

  10. Mise en Scene - a French term for "staging," or "putting into the scene or shot"; in film theory, it refers to all the elements of film

  11. Montage - a French word literally meaning "editing," "putting together," or "assembling shots"; Consisting of a series of short shots or images that are rapidly put together into a coherent sequence to create a composite picture,

  12. Non-diegetic Score - Commentary, the characters cant hear this

  13. Opening Credits/Title (Sequence) - self explanatory

  14. Stock Character - a minor character whose actions are completely predictable

  15. Subtext is the deeper meanings of a character’s actions or spoken lines.