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  2. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    Film stock made of nitrate, acetate, or polyester bases is the traditional medium for capturing the numerous frames of a motion picture, widely used until the emergence of digital film in the late 20th century. film theory film transition film treatment filmmaking. Sometimes used interchangeably with film production.

  3. Motion picture content rating system - Wikipedia

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    The Lithuanian Film Centre is a state institution under the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania. A film approved for public exhibition receives one of the ratings below based on its content: [90] The N in the ratings means nuo, meaning "from" (a certain age). V: Released for all ages. The full name for the classification is visi, meaning "all"

  4. Motion Picture Association film rating system - Wikipedia

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    The film rating system has had a number of high-profile critics. Film critic Roger Ebert called for replacing the NC-17 rating with separate ratings for pornographic and non-pornographic adult film. [87] Ebert argued that the system places too much emphasis on sex, while allowing the portrayal of massive amounts of gruesome violence.

  5. Category:Film and video terminology - Wikipedia

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    B movie; B-roll; B-television; Back-to-back film production; Bankable star; Beat (filmmaking) Beatscript; Behind-the-scenes; Below-the-line (filmmaking) Billing (performing arts) Black and white hat symbolism in film; Blackout gag; Blaxploitation; Blockbuster (entertainment) Blocking (stage) Blooper; Bottle episode; Bouncing ball (music) Box ...

  6. Film - Wikipedia

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    The term movie more often refers to a work's entertainment or commercial aspects. Further terminology is used to distinguish various forms and media used in the film industry. Motion pictures and moving pictures are frequently used terms for film and movie productions specifically intended for theatrical exhibition, such as Star Wars. DVD, Blu ...

  7. List of motion picture film formats - Wikipedia

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    First known film is the first film (not including tests) made with the format and intended for release. Negative gauge is the film gauge (width) used for the original camera negative. Negative aspect ratio is the image ratio determined by the ratio of the gate dimensions multiplied by the anamorphic power of the camera lenses (1× in the case ...

  8. Shot (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie where angles, transitions and cuts are used to further express emotion, ideas and movement. The term "shot" can refer to two different parts of the filmmaking process: In production, a shot is the moment that the camera starts rolling until the moment it stops.

  9. Movie theater - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of the term "movie theater" involves the term "movie", which is a "shortened form of moving picture in the cinematographic sense" that was first used in 1896 [7] and "theater", which originated in the "...late 14c., [meaning an] open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles and plays". The term "theater" comes from the ...