We a prepared a list of important words related to movie or film which a beginner filmmaking beginner should know. The knowledge of these words will help you enjoy cinema and write better reviews for different types of films you will watch.
The List is sorted in alphabetical order to help students learn the words in a proper order.
Film and Movie English Vocabulary List
Following is a list of some basic terms related to the world of Film making and cinema.
- Actor: A person who plays a role in a film
- Audience Response: The audience always has an emotional and psychological response to the film
- Box Office: Admission office
- Bloopers: An error made by the actors during the shooting of a film
- Cameraman: A person who is responsible for the shooting and recording the scenes of a film
- Cast: Assign roles to characters
- Director: A person who directs the film
- Dubbing: The process of adding dialogues in a different language for the audience of a different region
- Choreographer: Someone who creates new dances
- Cinema: A method that distributes moving images
- Character: The characters are the essence of the film. Fine characters have three sides based on the body science of the character
- Costumer: A person who designs or supplies clothing
- Critic: A person who participates in the analysis and interpretation of art
- Editor: Someone who decides the final content of a text
- Extra: A small character in the crowd scenes
- Film: A series of moving pictures that tell a story
- Flashback: A scene of a film in which past events are shown
- Flash–forward: A scene of a film in which future events are shown
- Grip: The camera operator during the show
- Hairstylist: A barber or a barber
- Lighting: Lighting equipment for stage or film lighting
- Movie Theater: Theater where the films are shown
- Negative: Photographic film showing a reversed color image
- Outtakes: A part of a movie that was shot but was not included in the final edit
- Puppeteer: The one who uses dolls or marionettes
- Producer: A person who takes care of the financial aspects of a film
- Prequel: A movie containing the preceding information of another movie or work
- Premiere: The very first showcasing of a film at a theatre
- Reel: A reel is a frame which was used in olden days for storing movies
- Rehearsal: It is a practice of a play or a drama done many times before the final performance
- Scene: A particular sequence of action in a movie
- Stuntman: The person who performs stunt scenes for an actor in the movie
- Subtitles: Captions displayed at the bottom of the screen for a better understanding of the movie
- Synopsis: The basic plot of a movie
- Sound effects: A sound, not a voice or music, made just for adding it in the movie
- Scriptwriter: The person who writes the script for a film
- Screenplay: The script of the film including the instructions for acting and directing
- Sequel: A movie containing the succeeding information of another movie or work
- Score: The written form of music composition
- Script: Handwritten item
- Set: The location used to identify the location of the amazing product
- Soundtrack: Sound recording in a small line of motion picture film
- Songs: Romance film and love songs
- Special Effect: Impact used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by conventional techniques (especially in film)
- Squib: Explosives including a powder-filled tube (like a broken bomb) that burns with sound
- Story Framing: A story that is told within a frame or story that forms the outline of another story or series of other characters whose bad actions or motives are important in the plot.
- Studio: Workplace with room or building where film and television production or television programs or radio programs are produced
- Visual effects: The process by which an image is created without a live-action shot
- Voice over: Audio narration in the film without the image of the speaker
- Villain: The character’s actions or motives are important in the plot
- Writer: Someone who can write and write something
- Zoom In: Check carefully; focus on the person’s attention
- Zoom Out: The photographer zoomed out to get the widest possible view of the scene
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