motion picture (redirected from motion-picture)

motion picture

n.

1. A movie.

2. motion pictures The movie industry.

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motion-picture (mshn-pkchr) adj.

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motion picture

n

(Performing Arts) a US and Canadian term for film [1]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

motion picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" skin flick - a pornographic movie rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing silent movie, silent picture, silents - a movie without a soundtrack slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing 3-D, 3D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" videotape, tape - record on videotape reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"

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motion picture

noun picture, film (Brit.), movie (U.S.), flick (informal) It was there that I saw my first motion picture.

Translations

motion picture n (Am) → film m inv

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motion picture n (Am) → film m inv