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Telephoto
The camera takes in a narrow angle of the scene, like looking through a telescope.

Tempo
The speed of music.

Three-point lighting
Traditional film lighting, which uses a main 'key light', a second 'fill light', and a 'backlight' to separate the subject from the background.

Tilt
The camera pivots vertically up or down.

Timbre
How 'rich' or 'full' a sound is.

Tracking
The camera moves forwards, backwards or sideways.

Transition
The way in which a shot replaces the one before it.

Treatment
A short summary of what a film will be about and how it will approach its subject.

Trimming
Selecting just the required part of each video clip while editing.

Two shot (2S)
A shot with two people in it.