entertainment
amusement | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
| film festival | a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) |
moviemaking
movie making
film making | the production of movies |
film editing
cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
| entertainment center | a wall unit containing sound and television systems |
| film | a thin coating or layer, the table was covered with a film of dust |
| film photographic film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives or transparencies |
| film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
| film advance | a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector |
motion-picture film
movie film
cine-film | photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool, to be used in a movie camera |
movie projector
cine projector
film projector | projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures |
| 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) |
| roll film | photographic film wound on a spool |
cling film
clingfilm
Saran Wrap | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself, used for wrapping food |
| soap film | a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap |
| sound film | motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it |
| Xay film | photographic film used to make Xay pictures |
film
cinema
celluloid | a medium that disseminates moving pictures, theater pieces transferred to celluloid, this story would be good cinema, film coverage of sporting events |
a movie
film picture moving picture
moving-picture show
motion picture
motion-picture show
picture show
pic
flick | 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 |
feature
feature film | the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater, the feature tonight is `Casablanca' |
| collage film | a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage |
documentary
docudrama
documentary film
infotainment | a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event |
| 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 s |
pilot program
pilot film
pilot | a program exemplifying a contemplated series, intended to attract sponsors |
| film clip | a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast |
Arabian Nights' Entertainment
Arabian Nights
Thousand and One Nights | a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the th century |
| film company | a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies |
entertainment industry
show business
show biz | those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater |
film industry
movie industry | the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies |
film director
director | the person who directs the making of a film |
film maker
filmmaker
film producer
movie maker | a producer of motion pictures |
film star
movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema |
screenwriter
film writer | someone who writes screenplays |
filmy fern
film fern | any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves |
| entertainment deduction | deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment for business purposes |
expense account
travel and entertainment account | an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses |
film
shoot take | make a film or photograph of something, take a scene, shoot a movie |
| film | record in film, The coronation was filmed |
| film-make | make films, be a film maker |
film over
glaze over
blur | become glassy, lose clear vision, Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep |