| cassette |
a case with film, audio tape, or video tape inside. Cassettes make it easy to load a camera or recorder. |
| cast |
to choose for a part in a play or film. [2/12 definitions] |
| celluloid |
a plastic that burns easily. Celluloid is used for motion picture film. |
| comedy |
a play, film, story, or television show that is funny or happy. |
| debut |
a person's first appearance on stage, in concert, or on film. [1/2 definitions] |
| dialogue |
a talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, or novel. |
| direct |
to lead and instruct in the making of (a film, play, or the like). [1/9 definitions] |
| documentary |
a film that explores real facts and events and often includes photographs or short videos of the events as they happened. [1/2 definitions] |
| drama |
a television show or film that is serious in nature and reveals emotional conflicts among fictional characters. [1/4 definitions] |
| edit |
to correct, cut, add to, or change with the goal of producing a finished piece of writing or a film. |
| epic |
a long poem, novel, or film. [1/3 definitions] |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. [2 definitions] |
| exposure |
the act of exposing film to light, or the amount of time that film is exposed to light. [1/6 definitions] |
| feature |
the main film in a movie theater. [1/4 definitions] |
| film |
a thin strip of material covered with a substance that changes in the light. Film is used to make photographs and movies. [1/5 definitions] |
| footage |
a portion of film, such as a scene from a movie or part of all the film that was shot at a particular event. |
| gelatin |
an animal protein that is used in glue, on film, and for making things like jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hollywood |
an area within the city of Los Angeles, California where many movies are made and that is often seen as representing the U.S. film industry. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| motion picture |
a story that is told by means of filmed pictures and recorded sound; film or movie. [1/2 definitions] |
| movie |
a motion picture; film. [1/2 definitions] |