Cinema Glossary
anglophile-a person who is extremely fond of or greatly admires England or Great Britain. It's like a fandom, only for a specific country/group of countries and the things they produce. (Doctor Who, tea, etc.)
arthouse- or simply art film, is an independently made film that targets a small, niche market as opposed to a mass market audience. They are supposed to represent serious, artistic work that is more geared toward aesthetics and less toward commercial profit.
B movie- a low-budget commercial film that is not considered to be an arthouse film. Originally, it was used to describe the second (and less publicized) movie in a double feature.
Bollywood- the nickname given to the Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai. It is formally known as Hindi cinema. This moniker came from the combination of the words "Bombay" (Mumbai's former name) and "Hollywood".
cinefile- an urban term that implies how obsessed with movies you are. If you go on descriptive movie rants or throw out film quotes as if that's how you breathe, this probably applies to you.
cinematography- is the science or art of motion picture photography. The cinematographer is in charge of the placement of the camera and the lighting, among other things. When you say "Oh, that was a gorgeous shot," this is the person you would thank for that.
final girl -(or last girl) this generally refers to the last girl alive in a horror movie, particularly slasher films. She's usually the girl they talk about in the sequel that was able to get out and tell the story...but not every single time.
high fantasy-a sub-genre of fantasy that must include an alternative, fictional world that often resembles medieval Europe. This world can either be the only world, gotten to through a portal of some kind or hidden within the 'real' world. All stories in this genre are told on an epic scale and the fate of humanity (or such) hangs in the balance. (ex: Willow, Lord of the Rings, Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones)
jump the shark-when a TV show or a movie series reaches a point in which far-fetched (highly unlikely, even for this series) events are included for the sake of trying to regain interest from viewers. This usually indicates the beginning of the end...the writers are officially out of ideas, y'all.
pilot-this is the first episode of a TV show. It is filmed in order to shop it around to studios in hopes of getting a series order and the show continuing on television. Sometimes the pilot is thrown out and a new first episode is filmed due to casting issues. The term is nautical in origin and implies piloting new territory.
remake vs. reboot-a remake is an updated take on the previous source material which tends to pay homage and try to capitalize on the previous work's popularity. They essentially tell the same story (ex: Shameless, Carrie, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Reboots completely overhaul the previous story and start over sometimes keeping as little as the same title. These are more common with series or superhero movies (ex: Battlestar Galactica, Planet of the Apes, every Batman franchise ever).
space opera-takes place in a distant future space faring civilization and for the most part, on a spaceship. It will include big love stories, epic space battles, oversized heroes and villains, awe-inspiring settings and insanely gorgeous women. (ex: Star Wars, Firefly, Ender's Game)
Tamil cinema-(also known as Kollywood) A sub-genre of film made in the Kodambakkan area in India that feature the use of the Tamil language.
torture porn-a sub-genre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. Also referred to as splatter film or gore film. These are the ones that are so realistic you have to look away. (ex: Saw films, Hostel, Martyrs)
urban fantasy-a sub-genre of fantasy takes place in an urban setting. Many of these take place in contemporary times while retaining supernatural elements, so kind of the opposite of high fantasy. (Some examples: The Craft, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grimm)
voyeur-a person who likes seeing and talking or writing about something that's considered to be private.
arthouse- or simply art film, is an independently made film that targets a small, niche market as opposed to a mass market audience. They are supposed to represent serious, artistic work that is more geared toward aesthetics and less toward commercial profit.
B movie- a low-budget commercial film that is not considered to be an arthouse film. Originally, it was used to describe the second (and less publicized) movie in a double feature.
Bollywood- the nickname given to the Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai. It is formally known as Hindi cinema. This moniker came from the combination of the words "Bombay" (Mumbai's former name) and "Hollywood".
cinefile- an urban term that implies how obsessed with movies you are. If you go on descriptive movie rants or throw out film quotes as if that's how you breathe, this probably applies to you.
cinematography- is the science or art of motion picture photography. The cinematographer is in charge of the placement of the camera and the lighting, among other things. When you say "Oh, that was a gorgeous shot," this is the person you would thank for that.
final girl -(or last girl) this generally refers to the last girl alive in a horror movie, particularly slasher films. She's usually the girl they talk about in the sequel that was able to get out and tell the story...but not every single time.
high fantasy-a sub-genre of fantasy that must include an alternative, fictional world that often resembles medieval Europe. This world can either be the only world, gotten to through a portal of some kind or hidden within the 'real' world. All stories in this genre are told on an epic scale and the fate of humanity (or such) hangs in the balance. (ex: Willow, Lord of the Rings, Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones)
jump the shark-when a TV show or a movie series reaches a point in which far-fetched (highly unlikely, even for this series) events are included for the sake of trying to regain interest from viewers. This usually indicates the beginning of the end...the writers are officially out of ideas, y'all.
pilot-this is the first episode of a TV show. It is filmed in order to shop it around to studios in hopes of getting a series order and the show continuing on television. Sometimes the pilot is thrown out and a new first episode is filmed due to casting issues. The term is nautical in origin and implies piloting new territory.
remake vs. reboot-a remake is an updated take on the previous source material which tends to pay homage and try to capitalize on the previous work's popularity. They essentially tell the same story (ex: Shameless, Carrie, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Reboots completely overhaul the previous story and start over sometimes keeping as little as the same title. These are more common with series or superhero movies (ex: Battlestar Galactica, Planet of the Apes, every Batman franchise ever).
space opera-takes place in a distant future space faring civilization and for the most part, on a spaceship. It will include big love stories, epic space battles, oversized heroes and villains, awe-inspiring settings and insanely gorgeous women. (ex: Star Wars, Firefly, Ender's Game)
Tamil cinema-(also known as Kollywood) A sub-genre of film made in the Kodambakkan area in India that feature the use of the Tamil language.
torture porn-a sub-genre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. Also referred to as splatter film or gore film. These are the ones that are so realistic you have to look away. (ex: Saw films, Hostel, Martyrs)
urban fantasy-a sub-genre of fantasy takes place in an urban setting. Many of these take place in contemporary times while retaining supernatural elements, so kind of the opposite of high fantasy. (Some examples: The Craft, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grimm)
voyeur-a person who likes seeing and talking or writing about something that's considered to be private.
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