feature film
Full-length movie
A feature film is a movie long enough to be the main attraction at a theater, typically running at least 40 minutes but usually 90 minutes or more.
The term distinguishes full-length movies from shorts, documentaries, or other programming: Her debut feature film won three awards at Sundance.
Creative professional's workspace
- producerOne who makes things
- directorOne who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- castingShaping through liquid form
agent · greenlight · distribution · production · financing · development · pre-production · post-production
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
denouement · script · dialogue · character arc · theme · conflict · resolution · twist
Enormously successful entertainment property
- box-officeTheater's ticket-selling counter
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- tentpoleCentral shelter support
grossing · megahit · mainstream · merchandising · opening weekend · presales · wide release · market
Length of existence
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- extended cutLengthened version of film
- director's cutFilmmaker's intended version
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
uncut · trilogy · saga · marathon · theatrical cut · final cut · two-parter
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
symbolism · motif · neorealism · avant-garde · expressionism · surrealism · aesthetics · verisimilitude
Evaluative selection process
- theaterVenue for live drama
- projectorLight-casting display device
- premiereFirst public performance
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
marquee · tickets · usher · showtime · matinee · intermission · auditorium · concessions
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- producerOne who makes things
- directorOne who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
casting · agent · greenlight · distribution · production · financing · development · pre-production · post-production · talent
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
climax · denouement · script · dialogue · character arc · theme · conflict · resolution · twist · flashback
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- box-officeTheater's ticket-selling counter
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
tentpole · grossing · megahit · mainstream · merchandising · opening weekend · presales · wide release · market · demographic
duration
Length of existence
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- extended cutLengthened version of film
- director's cutFilmmaker's intended version
intermission · uncut · trilogy · saga · marathon · theatrical cut · final cut · two-parter
auteur
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- montageAssembled sequence of images
composition · symbolism · motif · neorealism · avant-garde · expressionism · surrealism · aesthetics · verisimilitude · masterpiece
screening
Evaluative selection process
multiplex · marquee · tickets · usher · showtime · matinee · intermission · auditorium · concessions · popcorn
- Film and TVactor, actress, camera, cast, crew
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- moviesblockbuster, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park, The Matrix
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, MKV
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- film genreshorror, comedy, drama, action, romance
feature filmshort film
Brief cinematic work
short · featurette · webisode · clip · vignette
feature filmdocumentary
Factual film about reality
documentary film · newsreel · docuseries · news footage · home movie
feature filmtelevision series
Serialized broadcast entertainment program
TV show · miniseries · serial · web series · streaming series