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photographic film

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Noun1.photographic filmphotographic film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
footage - film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"
microfilm - film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material
cine-film, motion-picture film, movie film - photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
orthochromatic film - a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light
panchromatic film - photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)
photographic material, photographic paper - light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
positive - a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
reel - a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
roll - photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
roll film - photographic film wound on a spool
sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
X-ray film - photographic film used to make X-ray pictures
film clip - a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast


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