Composition and mise en scène (mise-en-scene)

• Wikipedia definition
• IMDb definition (a bit simpler)

Film stock:

• fast film stock
• slow film stock
• film grain
• film emulsion

Film gauge:

• 8 mm film
• 16 mm film
• 35 mm film
• 70 mm film

Projection formats (aspect ratio):

• 1.33:1 (16 mm, silent)
• 1.37:1 (Academy)
• 1.66:1 (European)
• 1.85:1 (widescreen)
• 2.35:1 (CinemaScope, anamorphic widescreen)
• Imax

Lighting terms

Three-point lighting (lighting source):

• key light
• fill light
• backlight

Types of lighting:

• soft lighting
• hard lighting
• high key lighting (TV, comedy)
• low key lighting (mystery, suspense, horror)
• high contrast vs. low contrast

Other lighting options:

• underlighting
• side lighting
• bottom lighting
• catch light

Color options:

• gels
• filters
• saturated color
• desaturated color
• tint
• chiaroscuro

Camera terms and lenses

Types of lenses:

• wide-angle lens
• telephoto lens
• zoom lens
• fish-eye lens

Lens speeds:

• slow
• fast

Ways to control light and film exposure:

• lens choice
• aperture opening
• shutter speed

Types of shots:

• establishing shot
• master shot
• one-shot, two-shot, three-shot, etc.
• insert
• cutaway

Framing:

• extreme closeup
• closeup
• medium shot
• long shot
• extreme long shot

Camera movement:

• pan (panning shot)
• swish pan
• tilt shot
• tracking shot
• hand-held shot
• zoom shot
• following shot

Shot angles:

• reverse shot or reverse angle
• reaction shot
• POV shot
• high angle
• low angle
• bird's-eye view
• Dutch angle

Camera support devices:

• tripod
• high hat (for low angle shots)
• dolly
• boom
• crane
• helicopter
• Steadicam

Effects shots:

• process shot — see "rear projection effect" in Wikipedia
• composite shot
• matte shot
• traveling matte shot
• computer generated imagery (CGI)
• using miniatures
• blue and green screens

Focus choices:

• selective focus
• shallow focus
• deep focus
• rack focus

Framing choices:

• tight framing
• loose framing