Film language is a collection of techniques and elements used to create meaning and convey a story in a movie. There are various synonyms for film language, such as cinematic language, film grammar, visual storytelling, cinema syntax, audio-visual rhetoric, and moving image language. Cinematic language refers to the ways filmmakers use images and sounds to communicate with their audience. Film grammar describes the formal system filmmakers use to express meaning. Visual storytelling involves using images to convey a narrative. Cinema syntax implies a structure and system for conveying information in a film. Audio-visual rhetoric emphasizes the persuasive power of film, and moving image language is a broader term that suggests a range of visual storytelling techniques.