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motion-picture film

motion-picture film

1 4.0
A long roll of plastic with many pictures that goes in a movie camera
  • noun
  • /ˈmoʊʃənˌpɪkʧər fɪlm/
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  • Once the images are copied to the cels, the images are painted to further define the character, and the completed cels are photographed onto motion picture film against painted backgrounds.

Examples

  • In 2013, Fujifilm Corp announced that it had stopped making motion picture film stock.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Motion picture film can be scanned at very high data rates with specially designed linear sensors, and the resulting digital images can be displayed on high-definition television.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Here, seen for the very first time, is the only motion picture film shot by a New Zealander at Gallipoli.

  • The first conflict to be captured on motion picture film was the 1898 Spanish-American War.

    Blog text (24)
  • Horton says he will continue pursuing major motion picture film work from Hanover and also intends to collaborate on local independent films with some of his colleagues in Dartmouth's Film and Media Studies program and others in the area.

    Blog text (2)
  • The image rates include not only the nominal 30 Hz and 60 Hz standards of NTSC, but also the 24 Hz standard of motion picture film, so that movies and the many TV shows recorded on film can be displayed at their best.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Gregory notes the power of the three-by-four rectangle, perhaps only a bit tongue in cheek, by declaring that the "only ... standard of measurement which is common to all nations of the earth" is "the width of a piece of standard theatrical size motion picture film." 13

    Academic text (2017)
  • In 2013, Fujifilm Corp announced that it had stopped making motion-picture film stock.

  • Family photographers had to wait until 1936 for the first Kodak Kodachrome slides, although 16mm motion-picture film appeared a year earlier.

  • In 1893, Eastman Kodak began supplying motion-picture film stock, making it possible for Edison to step up the production of new motion pictures.

Synonyms

movie film
vsmotion-picture film
  • Specialized
1 1.8

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

is the same technical medium with identical length and spool format
photographic film
vsmotion-picture film
  • Specialized
1 3.1

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

is a longer spooled roll designed specifically for recording moving images
cine-film
vsmotion-picture film
  • Specialized
7.7

A long roll of photo film used to record movies

is the general technical description without historical emphasis

How Long

motion-picture film
1 4.0
feature film
40 2.8
short subject
  • US
2 6.5
film clip
7 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

motion-picture + film

The noun is compositional: 'motion-picture' (moving image) modifies 'film' (photographic strip), so the overall meaning 'film used to record moving images' is directly derivable from the parts. This follows a common noun-modifier pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand it.

Etymology

Motion-picture film comes from bringing together motion, picture, and film. It names the long strip of photographic material with many tiny pictures that, when moved quickly in a camera or projector, look like 'moving images', so the name refers to the strip used to record movies.