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to film

to film

415 1.0
To record moving pictures with a camera to make a movie
  • verb
  • /fɪlm/
translation icon : rodar
  • The director plans to film the next scene at sunset for the best lighting.
  • film a movie
  • film scenes
  • film a short video

As far as how they film it, it really is.

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Examples

  • And the news people arrived and filmed the president there with the mother.

    Academic text (2011)
  • All right, I'll try and film her after lunch.

  • As far as how they film it, it really is.

  • We're going to, I wanted to just film something now with you.

  • But so we were able to film that with John.

  • So naturally I wanted to film a video.

  • So I'm going to go film and I'll see you then.

  • So I thought I'd film her reaction to it.

  • Finally, the BBC man was refused his request to film the whaling and left town.

    Academic text (1992)
  • They don't have time to figure out how to film a movie.

Synonyms

to shoot
vsto film
397 3.2

To take a photograph or film

focuses only on capturing moving images rather than still pictures
to tape
vsto film
293 1.8

To record sound or images using a device

is limited to recording moving images rather than both sound and pictures
to video
vsto film
11 3.2

To record moving pictures with a camera

is used for making movies or longer motion works rather than device focused recording
to lens
vsto film
1 7.0

To film or photograph something with a camera

is more general and neutral, not stressing art or professional style
to vid
vsto film
  • Slang
1 9.5

To record a video with a camera or phone

is the neutral standard term rather than casual or informal speech

Phrasal Verbs

1 7.3

To become covered with a thin layer that makes eyes or glass look cloudy

Replace the voices in a film with speech in another language

Compounds

40 2.8

A full-length movie shown as the main attraction in a cinema

33 2.3

An event where people watch a set of films, often with first showings and awards

26 3.2

A school where students learn to make movies and write scripts

20 3.2

A person who leads actors and the camera crew to make a movie

20 7.0

A dark crime movie style with shadowy lighting and dishonest characters

19 2.4

People and companies that make, sell, and show movies

16 2.3

A famous actor or actress who plays lead roles in movies

A film that shows real events, people, or issues

A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film

7 3.0

A short part of a movie that people use in news and talks

5 2.3

A business that makes, promotes, and sells movies

3 1.7

A movie that children and adults can enjoy together

1 3.2

The study of films at university that looks at their history and ideas about them

film editing
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Choosing and joining scenes to make a complete movie

1 3.1

A person who makes the story and script for a movie

A machine that shows moving pictures from a roll of film on a screen

A long roll of plastic with many pictures that goes in a movie camera

roll film
  • Archaic
1 3.9

A strip of material for taking photos that is wound on a spool

X-ray film
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Special film that records pictures made by X-rays to show bones or the inside of objects

1 2.9

A person who makes movies, usually as a director or producer

1 3.2

A process of planning, shooting, editing, and distributing movies

movie film
  • Specialized
1 1.8

A long roll of material that records moving pictures in a movie camera

photographic film
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A thin strip of material that cameras use to take pictures with light

1 2.9

A thin, flexible sheet of plastic used to wrap or cover things to protect them

1 3.6

A movie that has recorded sound and spoken dialogue

cine-film
  • Specialized
7.7

A long roll of photo film used to record movies

chopsocky film
  • Archaic
9.5

A martial arts movie with exaggerated fight scenes and comic moments

A film made by joining different clips, like news or home movies, to make new art

2.1

A thin clear plastic sheet that sticks to bowls and wraps food to keep it fresh

film advance
  • Archaic
5.6

A part in a camera or projector that moves the film to the next picture

film fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A small fern with very thin, almost see-through leaves that grows in very wet tropical forests

9.6

Film for taking photos that reacts to blue, violet, and green light but not red

panchromatic film
  • Specialized
6.8

Material for taking pictures that records light in colors we can see

An episode made to show the idea of a TV show and get approval

3.2

A thin clear layer of soap left on a surface after washing

How Professional

to film
415 1.0
to shoot
397 3.2
to record
762 2.3
to videotape
  • Archaic
106 3.2

Surface Forms

film infinitive
filmed past
filmed past participle
filming present participle
films third person singular

Etymology

The verb film comes from the noun film and simply means to record moving pictures or make a movie, because you are putting images onto a 'film' or strip.