Defintions

A shot is a continuous piece of filming without interuption from the time the camera is turned on to when it is turned off

An edit is a break in the film where one shot begins and the nest begins.

A scene is a collection of shots, arranged through editing into a specific order.

Framing is the art of deciding what images the audience will see within the frame of the

cinema screen and how those images are arranged. Framing limits and controls what the audience sees in each shot.

Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema.

Mise-en-scene is an expression used in theatre and film to describe the design aspects of a production. It has been called film criticism's grand undefined term because the term has many different meanings. The French term literally means ‘putting on stage’. When it is applied to the cinema, it refers to everything that appears before the camera and the arrangement of actors, props, lighting, sets and costumes. Mise-en-scene also includes the positioning and movement of actors on a set. For some, it refers to all elements of visual style—that is, both elements on the set and aspects of the camera. For others, it takes on mystical meanings related to the emotional tone of a film. The term has come to represent a style of conveying the information of a scene primarily through a single shot—often accompanied by camera movement

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing images, sound, video, or film through processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. It is part of the post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots, connecting the resulting sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music, pacing, as well as the actors' performances to effectively redirect and even rewrite the film to craft a cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film.

A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film.

In a narrative, such as a novel or a film, Matifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. The narrative motif is the vehicle by means of which the narrative theme is conveyed. The motif can be an idea, an object, a place or a statement.