The Key Areas

The Key Areas:

Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.

Angle:
High angle, Low angle, Canted angle.
Movement:
Pan, Tilt, Track, Dolly, Crane, Steadicam, Hand-held, Zoom, Reverse zoom. 
Composition:
Framing, Rule of thirds, Depth of field – Deep and Shallow focus, Focus pulls.
Editing
Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.
Cutting:
Shot/reverse shot, Eyeline match, Graphic match, Action match, Jump cut, Crosscutting, Parallel editing, Cutaway; insert.
Other transitions, Dissolve, Fae-in, Fadeout, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.
Soundtrack:
Sore, Incdental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.
Diegetic and non-diegetic sound;
Synchronous/Asynchronous sound; Sound effects; Sound motif, Sound bridge, Dialogue, Voiceover, Mode of address/Direct address, Sound mixing, Sound perspective.
Production design:
Location, Studio, Set design, Costume and Make-up, Properties.
Lighting; 
Colour design.