Mise en scène – the choice of and arrangement of the scenery, props, costumes and more, traditionally on the stage of a theatrical production or more commonly today, on the set of a film.

Shot Reverse Shot – It’s a technique in film where one character is shown looking at another character and vice versa. This is done to give the illusion of two characters speakers to each-other.

Pan – Moving (panning) a camera horizontally from a fixed position.

Track – A tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows the subject being recorded. This can be backwards, forwards or alongside the subject.

Zoom – Changing the focal length of a zoom lens during a shot to focus in on a specific element on screen.

Psychoanalysis – The understanding of the relationship between conscious and unconscious parts of the mind which combine theories and techniques which together form methods of treatment for mental-health disorders.

Suture – The technique used in film to help us forget that w are looking through the camera. Laura Mulvey says that there are three looks implied by film which is the look of the camera itself; the look of the audience watching the film and the look of the characters on screen. This can be done through various tricks of editing, camera angles, etc.

The gaze – It describes how viewers engage with visual media and their perception of it. The gaze refers to how we look at visual representations such as the, “Male Gaze” which Laura Mulvey coined whereby be tend to sexualise the female for the male viewer.

Audience – The people listening to or watching a public event such as a play, film, concert, meeting and more.

Representation – The portrayal of someone or something in a particular way which affects our own perception of them.

Montage – The technique of editing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole. This is used often in film to warp time and tell lots of information quickly to the viewer.

Camera Obscura – An old phenomenon which rendered colour and moving images of a scene at the other side of a screen and is projected through a small hole.

Narrative – The meaning behind a story/spectacle.

Concertina – Time removed and condensed.

Elliptical Editing – Time removed between scenes which haven’t been shot as we are able to fill in the blanks and keep the story moving.

Parallel Editing – Showing two separate events by interchanging between them.