film : Idioms & Phrases

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cine-film

  • noun photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
    cine-film; motion-picture film.
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cling film

  • noun a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
    Saran Wrap; clingfilm.
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collage film

  • noun a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage
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documentary film

  • noun a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
    infotainment; documentary; docudrama.
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feature film

  • noun the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
    feature.
    • the feature tonight is `Casablanca'
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film advance

  • noun a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector
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film clip

  • noun a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
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film company

  • noun a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies
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film director

  • noun the person who directs the making of a film
    director.
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film editing

  • noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
    cutting.
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film fern

  • noun any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves
    filmy fern.
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film festival

  • noun a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)
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film industry

  • noun the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
    movie industry.
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film maker

  • noun a producer of motion pictures
    film maker; movie maker; filmmaker.
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film making

  • noun the production of movies
    moviemaking; movie making.
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film noir

  • noun a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters
    • film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s
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film over

  • verb become glassy; lose clear vision
    glaze over; blur.
    • Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
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film producer

  • noun a producer of motion pictures
    film maker; movie maker; filmmaker.
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film projector

  • noun projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures
    movie projector; cine projector.
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film star

  • noun a star who plays leading roles in the cinema
    movie star.
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film writer

  • noun someone who writes screenplays
    screenwriter.
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film-make

  • verb make films; be a film maker
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motion-picture film

  • noun photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
    cine-film; motion-picture film.
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movie film

  • noun photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
    cine-film; motion-picture film.
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orthochromatic film

  • noun a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light
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panchromatic film

  • noun photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)
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photographic film

  • noun photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
    film.
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pilot film

  • noun a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
    pilot program; pilot.
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plastic film

  • noun a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
    film.
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roll film

  • noun photographic film wound on a spool
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soap film

  • noun a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap
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sound film

  • noun motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it
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x-ray film

  • noun photographic film used to make X-ray pictures
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