*FILM*

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-as of [5 FEBRUARY 2025]-

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*AKA*

‘movie‘

‘motion picture‘

‘moving picture’

‘theatrical film‘

‘photoplay’

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-MODUS OPERANDI-

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-OUR [FILMS]-

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-OUR [SCREENPLAYS]-

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*OUR FOOTAGE*

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-FILM EDITING-

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-VIDEO SHARING-

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-THE [FILM INDUSTRY]-

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-a film is a [series] of ‘still images’ that (when shown on a ‘screen’) create(s) the ‘illusion’ of ‘moving images’–

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*wiki-glossary of ‘motion picture’ terms’*

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(this ‘optical illusion’ causes the ‘audience’ to perceive ‘continuous motion’ between ‘separate objects’ viewed in ‘rapid succession’)

(the process of ‘filmmaking’ is both an ‘art’ + an ‘industry’)

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*a ‘film’ is created by…*

*photographing’ ‘actual scenes’ with a ‘motion-picture camera’*

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*photographing ‘drawings’ (or ‘miniature models’) using ‘traditional animation techniques’*

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*by means of ‘CGI’ + ‘computer animation’*

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*by a combination of ‘some’ (or ‘all’) of these ‘techniques’*
(+ other ‘visual effects’)

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(the word “cinema” (short for ‘cinematography’) is often used to refer to — ‘filmmaking’ / the ‘film industry’ / the art of ‘filmmaking’ itself) –)

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*the ‘contemporary definition’ of ‘cinema’ is…*

*the ‘art’ of simulating ‘experiences’ to communicate…*

‘ideas’

‘stories’

‘perceptions’

‘feelings’

‘beauty’

‘atmosphere’

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*by the means of ‘recorded’ or ‘programmed moving images’ along with other ‘sensory stimulations’*

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(‘films’ were originally recorded onto ‘plastic film’ through a ‘photochemical process’ and then shown through a ‘movie projector’ onto a ‘large screen’)

(‘contemporary films’ are now often ‘fully digital’ through the entire process of ‘production’, ‘distribution’, and ‘exhibition’)

(…while ‘films’ recorded in a ‘photochemical form’ traditionally included an analogous ‘optical soundtrack’ (a ‘graphic recording’ of the ‘spoken words’ / ‘music’ / ‘natural noises’ that accompany the ‘images’ which runs along a portion of the ‘film’ exclusively reserved for it…)

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(…and thus is NOT ‘projected’)

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(‘films’ are ‘cultural artifacts’ created by specific ‘cultures’)

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(they ‘reflect’ those ‘cultures’, and, in turn, ‘affect’ them)

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*’film’ is considered to be…*

*an important ‘artform’*

*a ‘source’ of ‘popular entertainment’*

a ‘powerful medium’ for ‘educating’) (or (better yet?) ‘indoctrinating’) ‘citizens’)

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(the ‘visual basis’ of ‘film’ gives it a universal ‘power of communication’)

(some ‘films’ have become ‘popular worldwide attractions’ through the use of ‘dubbing’ or ‘subtitles’ to translate the ‘dialog’ (british spelling) into other ‘languages’)

(the individual ‘images’ that make up a ‘film’ are called ‘frames’)

(in the ‘projection’ of ‘traditional celluloid films’, a ‘rotating shutter’ causes intervals of ‘darkness’ – as each ‘frame’ (in turn) is moved into position to be ‘projected’, but the ‘viewer’ does not notice the interruptions because of an effect known as ‘persistence of vision’, whereby the ‘eye’ retains a ‘visual image’ for a “‘fraction’ of a ‘second'” after its ‘source’ disappears)

(the “‘perception’ of ‘motion'” is due to a ‘psychological effect’ called the ‘phi phenomenon’)

(the name “film” originates from the fact that ‘photographic film’ (also called ‘film stock’) has historically been the ‘medium’ for ‘recording’ + ‘displaying’ motion pictures)

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*many other terms exist for an individual ‘motion-picture’, including…* 

‘picture‘ 

‘picture show‘

‘moving picture‘

‘photo-play‘

‘flick‘

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(the most common term in the ‘united states’ is movie, while in europe film is preferred)

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(common terms for the ‘field’ in general include…)

*the ‘big screen‘*

*the ‘silver screen‘*

*the ‘movies’*

*”cinema“*

the last of these is commonly used (as an ‘overarching term’) in ‘scholarly texts’ + ‘critical essays’)

(as ‘robert downey junior’ pouts in a corner with ‘howard stern’)

“this is NOT cinema!”

*”not cinema” is cinematic incarnation of ‘fake news’*

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(in ‘early years’, the word sheet was sometimes used instead of ‘screen’)

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**SKETCHES**

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