Film Studies Vocabulary
Narrative Design

1. Temporal
2. Spatial
3. Screenwriter
4. Director
5. Cinematographer (DP)
6. Characters
7. Character Development
8. Hero/Protagonist
9. Villain/Antagonist
10.  Anti-Hero
11.  Man vs Self
12.  Man vs Man
13.  Man vs Nature
14.  Story
15.  Plot
16.  Exposition
17.  Diagesis
18.  Diagetic
19.  Non-diagetic
20.  Veracity
21.  Theme
22.  Motif
23.  Symbolism
24.  Parallelism
25.  Linear
26.  Non-linear
27.  1st Person
28.  3rd Person
29.  Restrictive Narrative
30.  Reflexive Narrative
31. Mese-en-scene
    
32. Cinematography
    
33. Camera Placement
    
34. Camera Angle
    
35. Tracking
    
36. Push-in
    
37. Pull-out
    
38. Boom-up
    
39. Boom-down
    
40. Tripod
    
41. Tilt
    
42. Pan
    
43. Steady Cam
    
44. Dolly
    
45. Cranes
    
46. Aspect Ratio
    
47. Lenes  Normal..wide...long
    
48. Depth of field
    
49. Shot selection
    
50. Extreme close up
    
51. close up
    
52. Medium close up
    
53. medium
    
54. wide
    
55. long Shot
    
56. Point of View (POV)
    
57. Lighting
    
58. High Key (Flat and Even)
    
59. Low Key (Flat and Even)
60. Contrast