Films

Films

159. Films

See also 315. PHOTOGRAPHY .

atmospherics
special effects, extras, and the like used in order to establish an intended background or mood for a film.
bioscope
1. a film projector of the early 20th century.
2. British. a motion-picture theater.
cinematics
the art or principles of making motion pictures.
cinematography
the art or technique of motion-picture photography. cinematographer , cinematographist , n. cinematographic , adj.
cinemese
language typical of the cinema, as that used in film dialogue or in film criticism.
cinephilia
avid moviegoing. cinephile , n., adj.
kinematograph, kinetograph
a motion-picture camera.
nickelodeon
an early name for a cinema, so called because of the five-cent admission charge. See also 284. MUSIC .
praxinoscope
an instrument that represents the effect of moving images on a screen.
scenarist
the writer of scenarios, story lines for motion pictures.
tachyscope
a type of kinescope that presents the effect of moving pictures by use of a rotating glass plate with images attached to it.
vitascope
an early form of motion-picture projector.
zoopraxiscope
an early form of motion-picture projector.
Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Films." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Films." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505200170.html

"Films." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505200170.html

Learn more about citation styles

films

films, see in culture section of major powers; see also Hollywood, subversive warfare, and war photographers.

Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "films." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "films." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-films.html

I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "films." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-films.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

Film sector ready to roll, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
Newspaper article from: Vietnam Investment Review; 2/24/2003
BOPP FILM DOMINATES PLASTIC FILM BUSINESS
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 4/8/1996
Sydney Film Festival 2010 Honours Documentaries.
Magazine article from: Asia Image; 7/1/2010

Facts and information from other sites

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture

See more pictures of Films