Focus
sharpness of an image
Angle
a way to refer to the height and location from which the camera is shooting
transition
the shift from one piece of footage (1 shot) to another
shot scale
A way to describe the distance between the camera & the objects & people being recorded, or the relative size of objects & people on the screen
cinematography
the art of using a camera for motion picture photography
framing
the arrangement of space, people, and objects within the frame of the film or video
continuity
the consistency of characteristics of persons, objects, places and events seen by the viewer
shot
basic building block of movies and other works that use moving images: continuous footage that appears between cuts, fades, and other transitions
establishing shot
a shot that shows the setting in which a scene takes place. usually a long (wide) shot
continuity editing
A style of putting together video or film clips in such a way that events seem to happen in a chronological, logical sequence.