film

I UK [fɪlm] / US noun
Word forms "film":
singular film plural films
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Talking or writing about films:

Types of film thriller a film with an exciting story that often involves a crime horror film a film that tries to make the audience very scared comedy a film that tries to make the audience laugh romantic comedy a type of film that combines a love story with a comedy drama any serious film costume drama a historical film sci-fi film a film that is set in the future and deals with imaginary scientific developments animated film a film in which the characters are drawn, made by computer, or made from models cartoon a short humorous film in which the characters are drawn Places where you see films cinema the place where you go to see films pictures (informal old-fashioned) the cinema: What's on at the pictures? multiplex a cinema with many screens People who work in films director the person who is responsible for the artistic aspects of a film producer the person who is responsible for the business aspects of making a film star a famous film actor Other vocabulary trailer a series of short sections of a film that are shown to advertise it soundtrack the music that accompanies a film credits a list of the people involved in making a film, shown at the beginning or end of it

1) [countable] a series of moving pictures with sound that you can watch at the cinema or at home

Have you seen the new James Bond film?

film about:

We watched a film about prison life.

make/shoot a film:

The film was made on location in India.

a) [uncountable] the job or business of making films

I'd love to work in film.

b) [only before noun] relating to films or involved in making films

the film industry

the beginning of her film career

2) [countable/uncountable] the material that is used for taking photographs or recording moving pictures

I need a new film for my camera.

a roll of film (= film that is held in a round metal container):

I've only got one roll of film left.

on film:

The bomb blast was captured on film.

3) [countable] a very thin layer of something that forms on a surface

There was a film of grease on all the kitchen surfaces.

II UK [fɪlm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "film":
present tense I/you/we/they film he/she/it films present participle filming past tense filmed past participle filmed
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to record moving pictures using a camera

The programme was filmed entirely in South Africa.

We hope to start filming next week.

Phrasal verbs:

- film over