movie cameras

Hollywood shooting tools

Movie cameras are devices that capture moving images by recording a rapid sequence of photographs on film.

Unlike still cameras, they expose many frames per second to create the illusion of motion when projected.

The term now often extends to digital video cameras used in filmmaking: The director called for three movie cameras on set.

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kinetoscope · scenes · dolly · focus · 35mm · camcorder · film stock · silent film era · golden age · shot · director's cut · magic hour · Steadicam · 1890s · cinema · tripod · shutter · analog

Opposites
motion vs. stillness in image capture

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Cameras producing immediate prints

box cameras · pinhole cameras · disposable cameras

recording vs. projecting

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Machines displaying motion pictures

projection equipment · digital projectors · playback devices

production vs. consumption equipment

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Broadcast viewing devices

home theaters · playback devices

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G