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film

(fĭlm)

1. A thin skin or membrane.

2. A thin, opaque, abnormal coating on the cornea of the eye.

3. A thin covering or coating: a film of dust on the piano.

4. A thin, flexible, transparent sheet, as of plastic, used in wrapping or packaging.

a. A thin sheet or strip of flexible material, such as a cellulose derivative or a thermoplastic resin, coated with a photosensitive emulsion and used to make photographic negatives or transparencies.

b. A thin sheet or strip of developed photographic negatives or transparencies.

a. A movie, especially one recorded on film.

b. The presentation of such a work.

c. A long, narrative movie.

d. Movies collectively, especially when considered as an art form.

v. filmed, film·ing, films

v.tr.

1. To cover with or as if with a film.

2. To record on film or video using a movie camera: film a rocket launch; film a scene from a ballet.

v.intr.

1. To become coated or obscured with or as if with a film: The window filmed over with moisture.

2. To make or shoot scenes for a movie.

[Middle English, from Old English filmen; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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filming

(ˈfɪlmɪŋ)

(Film) esp Brit the activity of shooting the scenes of a film

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filming - the act of making a film

cinematography, motion-picture photography

photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

take - the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

animation - the making of animated cartoons

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filming

[ˈfɪlmɪŋ] N → rodaje m, filmación f

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