motion pictures
Movies on screen
Motion pictures are movies—visual recordings that create the illusion of movement through rapidly displayed sequential images.
The term emphasizes the technological achievement: still pictures set in motion.
It sounds formal or old-fashioned compared to movies or films, appearing most often in industry contexts like the Motion Picture Association or Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Venue for live drama
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- projectorLight-casting display device
screen · marquee · usher · concession stand · popcorn · lobby · foyer · box office
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- castingShaping through liquid form
shooting · location · set · crew · cinematographer · gaffer · grip · soundstage
Animated drawings, often humorous
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- PixarDigital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
DreamWorks · Miyazaki · cel · keyframe · frame-by-frame · rendering · rotoscope · storyboard
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- close-upNear-range photograph
wide-angle · panning · tracking shot · dolly shot · steadicam · zoom · focus · exposure
Ticket sales revenue
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- tentpoleCentral shelter support
megahit · smash hit · summer hit · superhero · epic · saga · prequel · star-studded
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · climax · arc · theme · conflict · resolution · twist · backstory
theater
Venue for live drama
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
projector · screen · marquee · usher · concession stand · popcorn · lobby · foyer · box office · ticket stub
director
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- studioCreative professional's workspace
casting · shooting · location · set · crew · cinematographer · gaffer · grip · soundstage · backlot
cartoons
Animated drawings, often humorous
Disney · DreamWorks · Miyazaki · cel · keyframe · frame-by-frame · rendering · rotoscope · storyboard · voiceover
camera
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
close-up · wide-angle · panning · tracking shot · dolly shot · steadicam · zoom · focus · exposure · color grading
box office
Ticket sales revenue
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- trilogyThree linked creative works
tentpole · megahit · smash hit · summer hit · superhero · epic · saga · prequel · star-studded · high-budget
narrative
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
protagonist · antagonist · climax · arc · theme · conflict · resolution · twist · backstory · montage
- 1890s1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- filming and photographingphotography, cinematography, videography, camera work, film production
- media archivesnews archives, newspaper archives, music archives, newsreels, news footage
- EdisonThomas Edison, Edison, inventor, phonograph, light bulb
motion picturesphotographs
Light-captured images
stills · snapshots · portraiture · daguerreotypes · portraits
motion picturesradio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
radio drama · audio recordings · audiobooks · podcasts · novels
motion picturesstage plays
Dramatic works for theaters
live performance · Broadway · concert · opera · ballet
movie, emotion, motion, emotional, promote, motive, commotion, promotion, pictures