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- adaptation/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/noun · C1A film made from a book or a play.
- airbrushverb · C1To smooth a picture until the flaws vanish.
- album/ˈælbəm/noun · B1A full collection of songs released together.
- aperture/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/noun · C1The adjustable opening that decides how much light enters.
- background/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/noun · A2+The part of the scene furthest away.
- backlight/ˈbæk.laɪt/noun · B2Light coming from behind the subject.
- blockbuster/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/noun · C1The giant hit film everyone queues to see.
- blur/ˈblɜː/noun · B2Softness caused by movement or bad focus.
- box office takingsnoun · B2The money a film earns from tickets.
- brightness/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/noun · B1+How light or dark the whole image is.
- candid/ˈkæn.dɪd/adjective · C1Completely honest, even when it is awkward.
- cast/kɑːst/verb · B1To throw something out and away from you, like a fishing line.
- cinematographernoun · C2The person responsible for how the film looks.
- cliffhanger/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/noun · B2+The ending that stops at the worst moment so you must come back.
- close-up/ˈkləʊsʌp/noun · B1A shot taken very near the subject.
- composition/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/noun · C1The arrangement of everything inside the frame.
- contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/noun · B1+The sharp difference that shows when two things sit side by side.
- costume/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/noun · B1Special clothes that turn you into someone else for a night.
- credits/ˈkɹɛdɪts/noun · B1+The list of everybody who worked on the film.
- crew/kɹuː/noun · B1Everyone working behind the camera.
- crop/kɹɒp/verb · B2To cut the edges off a picture.
- cut/kʌt/verb · A1To divide something using a sharp blade.
- darkroomnoun · C1The red-lit room where film is developed.
- depth of fieldnoun · C1How much of the scene in front and behind is sharp.
- develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/verb · A2+To grow step by step into something bigger or better.
- director/dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/noun · A2+The person in charge of how a whole film is made.
- dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/verb · C1To vanish into a liquid, as sugar does in tea.
- documentary/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/noun · B1+A film that tells true stories with real footage.
- dubbing/ˈdʌbɪŋ/noun · B2+Replacing the recorded speech with another recording.
- edit/ˈɛdɪt/verb · B2To change a picture or a film after it was recorded.
- editor/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/noun · B1+The person who cuts the shots together into a story.
- exposure/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/noun · B2Dangerous loss of body heat in cold, wet weather.
- extra/ˈɛkstɹə/noun · A1A person in the background of a scene with no lines.
- fade/feɪd/verb · B1To slowly lose color, strength, or sound.
- feature filmnoun · B2A full-length film made to be shown in cinemas.
- filter/ˈfɪltə/noun · C1A piece of glass over the lens that changes the light.
- filter effectnoun · B2A ready-made look applied over a whole picture.
- flash/flæʃ/noun · A2A burst of light that comes and goes in an instant.
- flop/flɒp/noun · B2A film that fails badly with the public.
- focus/ˈfəʊ̯.kəs/verb · A2+To adjust the lens until the subject is sharp.
- foreground/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/noun · B2+The part of the scene nearest the viewer.
- framing/ˈfɹeɪmɪŋ/noun · B2Deciding what goes in the picture and what stays out.
- freeze framenoun · B2A single moment held still on screen.
- golden hour/ˈɡəʊl.dən ˌaʊə/noun · B2The warm low light just after dawn or before dusk.
- grain/ɡɹeɪn/noun · B1The pattern and direction of the fibres in wood.
- handheldadjective · B2+Filmed without a stand, so the picture moves slightly.
- hue/hjuː/noun · B2+The pure colour itself, apart from its lightness.
- landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/noun · B1+A photograph of wide open country.
- lens capnoun · B2The cover that protects the glass at the front of a camera.
- location/ləʊˈkeɪʃən/noun · B1A real place used for filming instead of a set.
- long exposurenoun · B2A picture taken over many seconds, blurring what moves.
- macro/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/adjective · B2+Made for photographing very small things close up.
- make-up artistnoun · B1The person who prepares actors' faces for the camera.
- megapixelnoun · B2A million of the tiny squares in an image.
- monochrome/ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/adjective · B2+Made of one colour and its shades.
- negative/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/noun · A1The reversed image film makes before printing.
- noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/noun · A2Loud unpleasant sound, like traffic and drills.
- overexposedadjective · B2+Burnt out and too pale from too much light.
- panning/ˈpænɪŋ/noun · C1Swinging the camera sideways to follow movement.
- photobomb/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/verb · B2To appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.
- photogenic/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/adjective · B2+Looking good in photographs.
- pixel/ˈpɪk.səl/noun · B1+One single tiny dot of the millions that make up your screen.
- plot twistnoun · B2A turn in the story nobody saw coming.
- portrait/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/noun · B1A painting or photo whose whole subject is one person's face.
- posed/pəʊzd/adjective · B2Arranged deliberately before the picture is taken.
- premiere/pɹəˈmɪɚ/noun · B2The first public showing of a film.
- prequel/ˈpɹiːkwəl/noun · B2+A film telling what happened before the earlier one.
- print/pɹɪnt/verb · B2To put words from a computer onto paper with a machine.
- producer/pɹəˈdjuːsə/noun · B1+The person who arranges the money and the schedule.
- prop/pɹɒp/noun · C1An object handled by actors during a scene.
- raw filenoun · B2The unprocessed data straight off a camera sensor.
- remake/ˌɹiːˈmeɪk/noun · B2A new version of a film that already existed.
- resolution/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/noun · B2How much fine detail an image actually holds.
- retake/ɹiːˈteɪk/<q:verb>noun · B2+Another attempt after the first was not good enough.
- retouch/ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/verb · C1To correct small faults in a photograph.
- rule of thirdsnoun · C1Placing the subject a third of the way across the frame.
- saturationnoun · B2+How strong and pure the colours are.
- score/skɔː/noun · B2The music written specially for a film.
- screening/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/noun · B2A showing of a film to an audience.
- screenwriternoun · C1The person who writes the story and the dialogue.
- selfie/ˈsɛlfi/noun · A2A photo you take of your own face with your phone at arm's length.
- sepia/ˈsiːpiə/adjective · B2+Toned a warm brown, like an old photograph.
- sequel/ˈsiːkwəl/noun · C1The film or book that continues the story of the first one.
- set/sɛt/noun · B2The constructed place where a scene is filmed.
- short film/ˈʃɔːt ˈfɪlm/noun · B1A complete film that runs only a few minutes.
- shutter releasenoun · C1The button that actually takes the picture.
- shutter speednoun · B2How long the sensor is left open to the light.
- silhouette/ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/noun · B2+A dark shape seen against a bright background.
- slow motion/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/noun · B1Film shot fast and played back slowly.
- snapshot/ˈsnæpʃɒt/noun · B2+A quick informal picture taken without fuss.
- soundtrack/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/noun · B2All the music written for and heard in a film.
- stand-innoun · B2Somebody who takes an actor's place while lights are set.
- steady/ˈstɛdi/adjective · B1Firm, regular, and unchanging — hands, jobs, or progress.
- still life shotnoun · B2A photograph of arranged objects that do not move.
- storyboardnoun · B2+A sequence of drawings planning each shot.
- stunt/stʌnt/noun · B2A dangerous action performed for the camera.
- subtitlesnoun · B1The translated lines running along the bottom of a foreign film.
- take/ˈteɪ̯k/verb · A1To reach out and get something into your hands.
- telephotonoun · B2+A lens that magnifies distant subjects.
- tilt/tɪlt/verb · B2To swing a camera up or down on its stand.
- time-lapse/ˈtaɪmˌlæps/noun · B2Many pictures over hours played back as fast movement.
- tint/tɪnt/noun · B2+A colour cast laid over the whole picture.
- tracking shotnoun · C1A shot where the whole camera moves with the subject.
- trailer/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/noun · B1The two-minute preview shown before a film comes out.
- tripod/ˈtɹaɪpɒd/noun · B2A three-legged stand that holds a camera steady.
- tripod headnoun · C1The joint that lets a camera tilt and turn on its stand.
- underexposedadjective · B2+Too dark because too little light was let in.
- viewfinder/ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/noun · B2+The window you look through to frame a shot.
- wide anglenoun · B2A lens that takes in much more than the eye does.
- wide shotnoun · B2A shot showing the whole scene from a distance.
- zoom lens/zu(ː)m lɛnz/noun · B2A lens whose angle of view can be changed.