ADJECTIVES 

     USED IN 

     MOVIES

                    FIRST TEAM

                   FATMA UYAR

GÜNGÖREN HAZNEDAR ABDİ İPEKÇİ                       SECONDARY SCHOOL

                        TURKEY

                 NATALIA ORLYK

            KHUST SCHOOL NO:3

                      UKRAINE

ACTUAL:

existing in 

fact;real.

ADORABLE:

inspiring great affection.

AMAZING:

extremely 

surprising.

ASTONISHING:

very 

surprising.

AMUSING:

funny.

BAD:

not good.

BEAUTIFUL:

very 

attractive.

BENEFICIAL:

useful.

BLISSFUL:

extremely

happy.

BORING:

not 

entertaining.

CHARMING:

very 

attractive.

CHEERFUL:

positive

 and happy.

COLORFUL:

having a bright

color.

COMPLEX:

difficult to understand.

COMPLICATED:

difficult to 

understand.

COOL:

good.

CRAZY:

stupid.

CREATIVE:

using unusual

ideas.

CREEPY:

making you feel

frightened.

DANGEROUS:

not safe.

DARING:

brave.

DARK:

no light.

DEEP:

not easy to 

understand.

DELECTABLE:

tasting good.

DELIGHTFUL:

very attractive.

EDUCATIONAL:

giving information, providing with knowledge             

ENTERTAINING:

givng much fun and pleasure

EXPRESSIVE:

effectively presenting thoughts or feelings

FABULOUS:

very good

FASCINATING:

extremely interesting

FAST-MOVING:

needing only a short exposure

GRIPPING:

having strong effect/interest

GREAT:

very good/exciting

GORY:

showing violence and blood

HEAVY GOING:

difficult or boring

HILARIOUS:

extremely amusing

HIGHLY- CHARGED:

filled with emotion

                     SECOND TEAM

                   YASEMİN BARIK

         DERELER SECONDARY SCHOOL

                          TURKEY

                 ARLINDA KASTRATI

     PRIMARY SCHOOL 25 MAJ SKOPJE

                NORTH MACEDONIA

IDIOTIC:

stupid.

IMAGINATIVE:

good at thinking new ideas.

IMMECCABLE:

without any

fault.

IMPERFECT:

not perfect.

IMPORTANT:

having a big 

effect.

IMPRESSIVE:

making people admire.

INCREDIBLE:

difficult to

believe.

INSTRUCTIVE:

informative.

INTERESTING:

attracting your

attention.

IRRITATING:

making you

feel annoyed.

JAUNTY:

cheerful.

JOYFUL:

happy.

KNOWN:

familiar.

KOOKY:

strange.

LEADING:

important.

LIKEABLE:

pleasant.

LONG:

a great length

or distance.

LOVELY:

attractive,

beautiful.

MAGNIFICIENT:

impressive.

MARVELOUS:

extremely 

good.

MEMORABLE:

worths

remembering.

MERRY:

happy, cherry.

MOTIONLESS:

without

moving.

MUSHY:

very 

emotional.

NARROW:

not wide.

NASTY:

very dirty.

NERDY:

preoccupied with academics hobbies.

NOBLE:

having high moral qualities.

OAFISH:

clumsy.

OBEDIENT: 

willing to obey.

ODIOUS:

repulsive.

OLD-FASHIONED:

behind the times.

PERFECT: 

extremely great.

PLAYFUL:

fun.

POLITE: 

having good manner.

POPULAR:

being liked by many.

QUICK- TEMPERED: easy to anger.

QUIET: 

calm.

                     THIRD TEAM

                   FİDAN YILMAZ

         EVCİLER ŞEHİT OSMAN ÖZKAN                          SECONDARY SCHOOL

                           TURKEY

                   SALOME ASATIANI

                    LTD SCHOOL NO:1

                           GEORGIA

RAPID :

speedy, quick

RELIABLE :

trustworthy, dependable.

ROBUST :

strong, powerful

ROTTEN :

decayed, bad

ROYAL :

connected with a king or queen.

SAD :

sorry, upset

SATISFIED :

pleased, glad, happy

SCARED :

frightened,afraid

SHAMEFUL :

disgraceful

SHOCKED :

shaken,surprised

TERRIFIC :

very good, awesome

THANKFUL :

grateful

TIRED :

feeling that you need to rest or sleep

TREASURED :

valuable, precious

TRICKY :

unfair, cheating

UGLY :

not beautiful, unattractive

UNHEALTHY :

not healthy

UNIQUE :

peerless, matchless, having no alternative

UNWILLING :

reluctant, undisposed

USELESS :

of no use, vain, unnecessary

VENGEFUL :

hater, revengeful

VICTORIOUS :

champion, victor

VIGOROUS :

powerful, strong

VIOLENT :

severe, harsh 

VIVID :

bright,shiny,alive

WARLIKE :

aggressive, hostile

WARMHEARTED:

adoring, full of love

WEEPY :

tearful, sensitive

WHODUNIT:

 detective, mystery

WILD:

 violent, crazy

X :

unknown

XENO :

stranger

YAWNING :

stretching, yawner

YELLOW :

blond, pale

YOUNG :

junior, teen

YUMMY :

delicious, fine

ZEALOUS :

having or showing zeal, eager

ZESTFUL :

enjoyable

ZIGZAG :

having a form of a zigzag

ZONAL :

relating to a zone, local

     CINEMATIC                TERMS

   (MOVIE ELEMENTS)

                   FOURTH TEAM

                  MİSKET KÖKSAL

 TORBALI PRIVATE GLOBAL EDUCATION         APPROACH SECONDARY SCHOOL

                         TURKEY

                IOANA ZAHARIOIU

        SCOALA GIMNAZIOLA MAGURA

                         ROMANIA

ACTOR:

A male 

performer, 

player

ACTRESS:

A female

performer,

player

ART

DIRECTOR:

Individual responsible for the design,look and feel of a film's set.

AUDIENCE:

Spectators,

viewers

AUDIO:

Sound 

portion

of a film

BANNED:

Blocking of 

a film's

release,

censorship

BEHIND THE

SCENES:

Off-camera

events

BLACK AND

WHITE:

Without colour

BOLLYWOOD:

Film industry

of India

BRACKETING:

Act of 

shooting

a film 

several times

CAMERA:

Basic machine 

involved

in film

making.

CAMERA ANGLE:

Point of 

view or 

perspective

CAMERA

OPERATOR:

Individual responsible

for operating

the camera

CAPTION:

Descriptive

line of text

appears on

the screen.

CAST:

A collective

term for all of 

the performers

in a film.

CHARACTER:

Fictious or

real person

in a film,

players.

CLIMAX:

Highest point

of anxiety

or tension

in a story

COMMENTARY:

An objective

opinion of

characters

or events.

COSTUME:

Clothing worn

by performers

in a film,

wardrobe.

CRITIC:

An individual

who writes 

a review from

different points.

DIALOGUE:

Any spoken 

lines in a film

by an actor/actress

DIRECTOR:

single person

most responsible

for the finished

product.

DRIVE-IN:

An outdoor 

movie theatre

watched from

autos

DUBBING:

Adding a 

soundtrack

after production

EDITING:

Process of selecting,

assembling, arranging many separate camera takes.

EPISODE:

A self-contained

part of an

anthology film

EXECUTIVE

PRODUCER:

A person responsible

for a film's financing

FILM:

(v) to record

a scene

(n) motion picture

FILM REVIEW:

film 

evaluation

FLASHBACK:

alters natural

order of the

narrative

FOCUS:

degree of

sharpness or

distinctness

of an image

GENRE:

sort, 

type,

kind

GOTHIC:

often used

in reference

to horror films

GROTESQUE:

deformed 

background

characters

HERO:

The major male protagonist in a film

HEROINE:

The major female protagonist in a film

HIGHLIGHTING:

Use of thin beams of light to illuminate selected or limited parts of the subject 

IMAGE:

Picture that is the result of the photographic process

ICON:

A well-known symbol or icon

INDUSTRY:

the film or 

entertainment industry

JUKEBOX 

MUSICAL:

A filmed musical that uses pre-existing popular songs

JUVENILE:

The role of a young, teenaged male character

J- CUT:

Editing technique where the video and audio transition at different times.

JUXTAPOSITION:

Contiguous positioning of two images in sequence to compare and contrast them

KEY LIGHT:

The main or primary light on a subject, often angled and off- center 

KICK OFF:

The start of 

production or 

principal 

photography

KLIEGLIGHT:

A type of powerful carbon-arc lamp that produces an intense light, often used in film-making

KUDOCAST:

An awards show, 

like Academy 

Awards

LANDMARK 

FILM:

A revolutionary film, due to either its technical or performance artistry

LEAD ROLE:

The most 

important 

character in 

a film

LINES:

The spoken 

dialogue 

belonging to a single performer

LIP SYNC:

Synchronization between mouth movement and the words on the film's soundtrack

MAGIC HOUR:

Optimum time for filming romantic/ magical scenes due to "warm" & "soft" lighting conditions

MAINSTREAM:

A Hollywood-made 

film with major 

stars, big budgets and big hype

MAKEUP:

Materials used to prepare actors for their roles (from facial pancake to elaborate costuming)

MOTION PICTURES

a length of film with a sequence of images that create illusion 

of movement

                       FIFTH TEAM

             YASEMİN ERTUĞRAL

   AHMED-İ HANİ SECONDARY SCHOOL

                             TURKEY

                 BİLJANA PAVLOVİÇ

              VUK KARADZIC SCHOOL

                           SERBIA

NTSC:

The standard for TV/video display in the US and Canada, as set by the National Television Standards Committee

OFF BOOK:

When an actor has completely memorized his or her lines and is no longer in need of the script.

the frame rate at which the film is being shot is higher than normal so that when played back at a normal speed the action is in slow motion.

OVERCRANKING:

PAN:

The action of rotating a camera about its vertical axis. Related to a tilt, the action of rotating a camera up and down

PIPELINE:

A schedule of movie projects in production.

POINT OF VIEW(POV):

A shot from the vantage of the eyes of a character to show the viewer what the character is seeing.

POSITIVE PRINT:

An original light image captured on film.

PUSH IN:

A shot in which the camera moves towards or zooms into an object.

REVERSE SHOT:

a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot

RIGGER:

Workers responsible for setting up lighting and scaffolding on film sets.

SCENE:

A series of shots taking place in one location dealing with one action.

SCREENPLAY:

A script written to be produced as a movie.

SCREENWRITER:

A person who either adapts stories or writes screenplays for film.

SOFT FOCUS:

A visual effect blurring the image by using filters or shooting with an out-of-focus lens.

SOUNDSTAGE:

A large area (usually in a studio) where elaborate sets may be constructed.

STATIC SHOT:

A shot using an immobile camera.

TIGHT ON:

A close-up shot of the subject.

TRACKING SHOT:

any shot in which the camera physically moves sideways, forward, or backward through the scene. 

TRANSITION:

The style by which shots and scenes are joined together and progress from one to the next.

TREATMENT:

It consists of a summary of each major scene of a proposed movie, and may even include snippets of dialogue.

UNDERCRANKING:

The process of slowing the frame rate of a camera down

                     SIXTH TEAM

                  SERRA ATAHAN

      BATIKÖY MEMURDAN ARMAĞAN

                SECONDARY SCHOOL

                           TURKEY

               ELENA CASAMASSİMA

         ICS "G. PASCOLİ" Dİ TRİCASE

                             ITALY

UNDEREXPOSED:

Film that has not been exposed to light for a long enough time to provide proper contrast and thus appears dim.

VERTIGO EFFECT:

an in-camera visual effect created using a dolly zoom. 

WRAP:

To finish shooting at the end of the day or the end of the production.

ZOOM SHOT:

A shot in which the magnification of the objects by the camera’s lenses is increased or decreased.

  TYPES 

     OF 

 MOVIES

ACTION:

movie of fast 

moving plot 

with scenes 

of violence 

ANIMATION:

the art of 

making 

inanimate 

objects appear 

to move 

ADVENTURE:

similar to action

 films, exciting and energetic experience for the film viewer. 

BIOGRAPHY:

dramatizes life 

of a non-fictional 

or historically 

based person or people

B-MOVIE: 

is known for its 

low budget or 

possibly even

 its grade

COMEDY: 

make the

audience 

laugh through amusement

CARTOON:

is an illustration

typically drawn, sometimes 

animated, a realistic style

C-TYPE 

MOVIES:

are 2x short 

films such as 

Hello,Band Kamre Me etc.

DOCUMENTARY:

shapes factual 

material for 

purpose of 

education

3D-GLASSES TYPE:

are modern 

movie theatres.

They have 

polarized darkened lenses

DEAF 

MOVIES: 

people having

hearing loss  communicate 

with other materials

DRAMA:

serious film which 

focuses on emotions 

and conflicts of realistic characters.

E-MOVIE: 

watching

movies

online 

free in 

high quality

EASTERN TYPE:

collection

includes

popular

Eastern movies

FANTASY:

consists of a 

fantastic setting 

of magic, references 

to classical mythology 

and fairy tales

FAMILY 

MOVIES:

are based 

on themes

convenient

for families 

FAST  

MOVIES:

sequels are 

set later in 

the timeline   

GREEK 

MOVIES:

includes Greek characters 

and places from Greece

GEOGRAPHY:

focuses on 

places,

mountains,

rivers, seas, oceans geographical areas

GAME MOVIE:

includes

games

in it

HISTORICAL: 

a fiction film 

showing past 

events within a 

historical period. 

HALLOWEEN

MOVIES:

includes ghost,

pumpkin and 

halloween 

symbols in it

HORROR MOVIES: 

have 

scary 

affects 

in it

IMAGINE

MOVIE:

includes 

imaginary

scenes

INTERNATIONAL

MOVIES:

includes all 

countries in 

the Earth

INVESTIGATION: 

the actor or 

actress 

investigates

something 

during the movie

JUNGLE MOVIES:

the pilots, 

characters 

and places 

in the forest 

or jungle is seen

KING MOVIES:

that type of films

of the countries

ruled by the 

kingdom 

LOVE: 

are love 

stories that 

focus on 

passion 

and emotions.

LONELINESS:

that type of 

movies are

about loneliness

LIE MOVIES:         

those type of 

movie about 

lying

LITERATURE:

we can see 

dead poets 

society,

Harry Potter, Huckleberryfinn

MUSICAL:

singing and/or

dancing are

important, involves the performance of songs.

MONSTER: 

sometimes 

monsters are 

friendly other times aliens,ghosts,scary creatures

MATHS MIND AND MURDER: 

is collection of movie clips in which maths,murder and mind appears.

NEOREALIST:

a film depicting 

ordinary people living 

in a country devastated 

by the Second World War

NINJA:

a martial arts film

including fantasy 

elements such as 

ninja magic

NOIR:

crime dramas that  emphasize 

cynical attitudes and motivations

OSCAR BAIT:

a film that appears 

to have been produced for the purpose of earning nominations for Oscars

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER:

a film dealing with psychological narratives 

in a thrilling setting

POLICE:

a crime film 

that focuses on 

the legal force in 

uniform or plain clothes

POST-APOCALYPTIC:

is set in a world

after nuclear war, plague

or some other general 

disaster

ROMANCE:

a film dealing 

with love in a sentimental or idealized way

ROMANTIC 

COMEDY:

a film or play that deals with love in a light, humorous way

SCIENCE FICTION:

a film about an 

imagined future, especially about 

space travel or other planets

COMEDY:

a film  satirizing the traditional love story

SHORT:

 a film not long 

enough to be 

considered a feature film

SILENT:

a film without 

any sound

TEEN DRAMA:

a drama film 

which focuses 

on teeanage characters 

TECH-NOIR:

a hybrid genre of 

film, combining 

film noir and 

science fiction

THRILLER:

a film giving viewers feelings of suspense, 

excitement and anxiety

TRAGICOMEDY:

a film that blends 

aspects of both

tragic and comic 

forms

UNDERGROUND:

a film that is out 

of the mainstream 

either in its style, 

genre, or financing

UTOPIA:

a film that portrays an

idyllic society

WAR:

a film genre 

concerned with 

war, with combat 

scenes central 

to the drama

WESTERN:

is about cowboys in western North America, set especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Z-MOVIE:

a low-budget film 

with very low 

quality standards,

a complete failure