The document discusses key concepts in narrative film including: - Narrative, which is a story or account of events with a beginning, middle, and end. - Cinematography, which refers to the visual elements that make up a scene like lighting, actors, sets, and camera work. - Mise-en-scene, which is everything the viewer sees on screen including props, actors, and lighting to set the scene. - Genre conventions allow viewers to identify if a film is a romance, horror, or other genre. Theories of narrative structure from scholars like Todorov, Kuleshov, Levi-Strauss, Barthes, and Propp are also summarized.