to film
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1.0
- verb
- /fɪlm/
- The director plans to film the next scene at sunset for the best lighting.
- film a movie
- film scenes
- film a short video
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Watch on YouTubeAs far as how they film it, it really is.
- As far as how they film it, it really is.
- So I'm going to go film and I'll see you then.
- I am trying to pre film videos for vlogmas.
- OK, Yeah, for for when you film with me, it's all yours.
- But now I'm like, no, like film for an hour, maybe even less.
- I'm there to film the character, not to film an acting performance.
- I won't be able to film, but yeah, clips.
- You know who I think should, should, should film more movies?
- He's just seems to want to film himself shirtless in the snow.
- I think that was the first video that I filmed and did not upload.
Examples
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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.
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As far as how they film it, it really is.
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We're going to, I wanted to just film something now with you.
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But so we were able to film that with John.
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So naturally I wanted to film a video.
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So I'm going to go film and I'll see you then.
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So I thought I'd film her reaction to it.
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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
880
3.2
To take a photograph or film
247
1.8
To record sound or images using a device
31
3.2
To record moving pictures with a camera
1
9.5
To record a video with a camera or phone
1
7.0
To film or photograph something with a camera
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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2.3
An event where people watch a set of films, often with first showings and awards
2
3.2
The study of films at university that looks at their history and ideas about them
- Specialized
1
3.0
Special film that records pictures made by X-rays to show bones or the inside of objects
- Specialized
1
3.1
A thin strip of material that cameras use to take pictures with light
1
7.5
A film made by joining different clips, like news or home movies, to make new art
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small fern with very thin, almost see-through leaves that grows in very wet tropical forests
- Archaic
Film for taking photos that reacts to blue, violet, and green light but not red
- Specialized
Material for taking pictures that records light in colors we can see
How Professional
Surface Forms
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.