Film+Terms


 * Establishing Shot**--A long shot early in a movie or scene that shows where the action takes place.


 * Documentary film** is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "[|document]" reality. In his essays, [|Dziga Vertov] argued for presenting "life as it is" (that is, life filmed surreptitiously) and "life caught unawares" (life provoked or surprised by the camera).