motion picture
- noun
- /ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər/
- The motion picture premiered at the local theater, captivating audiences with its stunning visuals and compelling story.
- motion picture industry
- motion picture film
- major motion picture
Some, like for instance, some adversary characters in major motion pictures are pretty obvious, right?
- Some, like for instance, some adversary characters in major motion pictures are pretty obvious, right?
- This is so far the longest book soon to be a major motion picture.
- It's certainly an Oscar contending motion picture.
- Well, I specifically use that within the context of an article about the scene in the motion picture Hyde Park on the Hudson.
- Daniel Kaluya, A supporting actor in a motion picture for his performance in The Little Things, A drama.
- Here we go, Star Trek meal to tie in with the long-awaited original Enterprise crew in Star Trek The Motion Picture.
- So digging deeper into this with the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reveals some truth behind the trickery.
- I mean, doing my my film, a major motion picture, a huge film.
- Terry Crews knocks out the head of the motion picture department because he what?
- So his company is mill Max Films and I'm Swift motion pictures.
- Like what's in the in the motion picture world, the most famous modern version of the hero's journey?
- This book has been is in the is in the process of making a motion picture.
Examples
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Actors and their guild, SAG, challenged racial discrimination in the motion picture industry.
Academic text (2012) -
In general, the effects of American motion pictures overseas were uncertain and unpredictable.
Academic text (1991) -
Now you see what a motion picture career can do for you?
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This motion picture is dedicated to France.
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A much greater use should be made of motion pictures and other visual aids.
Academic text (1995) -
There was a whole crop of major motion pictures on the horizon.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're asking a lot of a motion picture audience.
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No wonder film producer John Woolf wants to turn the play into a major motion picture.
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The motion picture rights to it alone should be worth 10,000 pounds.
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I am pleased to have been asked to introduce this motion picture, which is based on the actual experiences of this pilot, Colonel Dean Hess of the United States Air Force.
Synonyms
A story told with moving pictures on a screen
A story shown as moving images in a cinema or on screen
A movie shown on a screen in a theatre or at home
A casual word for a movie you watch at a cinema
A full-length movie shown as the main attraction in a cinema
A movie shown in a cinema or on screen
A film shown in a cinema for people to watch
A movie shown on a screen that tells a story
A film with recorded voices and music
A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie
An old word for a movie from the early days of film
A public show where moving pictures and sound tell a story, like a film at a cinema
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Etymology
The noun motion picture comes from the early days when people showed many still pictures quickly so the image looked like it moved; it was literally a motion (movement) picture. So the phrase simply means a 'movie' or 'film' today.