Eduqas GCSE Film Studies key terms

Behaviour that follows the expectations or rules of a group, often at the expense of individual choices.

An associated or suggested meaning arising from an image or sound in its context.

A way of life that places considerable importance on buying and owning goods.

A focus on buying and possessing goods, often treating possessions as signs of success or status.

The circumstances surrounding a film’s production or represented in its story, including social conditions, cultural values and political issues.

Editing that makes changes between shots appear coherent, helping spectators follow space, time and action.

A familiar feature or pattern that audiences recognise and may expect, such as a romance ending with the couple together.

Clothing and accessories worn by a performer to communicate aspects of a character, such as identity, status or historical period.

Editing that alternates between actions in different places, often presenting them as happening at the same time.

Raising money for a project through contributions from many people, commonly using an online platform.

The ways of living, beliefs, values and popular culture reflected in a film.

A person’s sense of belonging shaped by shared language, customs, beliefs, values and community experiences. A person can belong to more than one culture.

An immediate transition from one shot to another, with no gradual blending or darkening.

The use of computer systems and networks to carry out attacks intended to create fear or achieve political aims.

A period of ten years, such as the 1920s, which runs from 1920 to 1929.

Focus that keeps foreground and background areas clearly visible.

An editing pattern that shows a character’s reaction before revealing what the character is looking at.

The literal content of an image or sound: what is directly shown or heard.

The unfolding of the outcome after the climax, resolving the narrative’s main conflicts.

Sound originating within the world of the story, such as music playing from a character’s radio.

A character speaking directly to the audience, rather than only to other characters within the story.

An event or threat that disturbs an established situation and creates the central narrative problem.

An edit in which one image gradually disappears while another appears, briefly overlapping the two.

The process of supplying and arranging the release of films to cinemas or other outlets.

A camera movement towards, away from or alongside a subject, usually using a wheeled support.

A shot in which the camera physically moves towards, away from or alongside its subject.

A technique combining camera movement with a change in zoom, altering the apparent relationship between the subject and background.