movies
Hollywood's main product
Movies are motion pictures—films produced for entertainment, art, or information.
The word often refers to the medium collectively: I love the movies.
It also means the theater where films are shown: Let's go to the movies.
A movie is a single film: We watched a movie last night.
The term is more casual than film or cinema.
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- NollywoodNigerian film industry
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- distributionAllocation across recipients
box-office · financing · guild · premiere · festival · Sundance · Cannes · Oscar
Work meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- actionProcess of doing
romance · documentary · sci-fi · fantasy · western · musical · noir · mystery
Motion picture theater
- theaterVenue for live drama
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- projectorLight-casting display device
premiere · matinee · popcorn · trailers · credits · intermission · drive-in · IMAX
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
- editorOne who revises text
gaffer · grip · casting · soundstage · greenlight · pre-production · post-production · wrap
Motion picture visual craft
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- panningLateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
dolly · crane · steadicam · wide-angle · close-up · tilt · zoom · cut
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- arcCurved line segment
conflict · tension · dialogue · script · scene · twist · cliffhanger · backstory
Animated or humorous illustration
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- PixarDigital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
stop-motion · CGI · rotoscope · storyboard · keyframe · rendering · motion-capture · claymation
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- psychologicalOf the mind
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
noir · twist · chase · espionage · conspiracy · detective · spy · gripping
Hollywood
American film industry center
distribution · box-office · financing · guild · premiere · festival · Sundance · Cannes · Oscar · agent
comedy
Work meant to amuse
action · romance · documentary · sci-fi · fantasy · western · musical · noir · mystery · adventure
cinema
Motion picture theater
projector · premiere · matinee · popcorn · trailers · credits · intermission · drive-in · IMAX · 3D
director
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- cinematographerPerson capturing screen visuals
editor · gaffer · grip · casting · soundstage · greenlight · pre-production · post-production · wrap · rushes
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- panningLateral camera traverse
tracking · dolly · crane · steadicam · wide-angle · close-up · tilt · zoom · cut · take
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- characterNature, symbol, or role
arc · conflict · tension · dialogue · script · scene · twist · cliffhanger · backstory · subplot
cartoon
Animated or humorous illustration
DreamWorks · stop-motion · CGI · rotoscope · storyboard · keyframe · rendering · motion-capture · claymation · Miyazaki
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- psychologicalOf the mind
mystery · noir · twist · chase · espionage · conspiracy · detective · spy · gripping · whodunit
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, cinema, directors
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- entertainmentfilms, band, television, TV, music
- filmfilm, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing, editing
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
moviesreal life
Existence beyond imagination
reality · everyday life · lived experience · actuality · nonfiction
movieswork
Effort toward a goal
chores · responsibilities · duties · obligations · labor
- movie theaterVenue for film screenings
- movie starFamous film performer
- horror movieCinema meant to terrify
- movie trailerPromotional clip for films
- watching moviesViewing recorded narratives
- movie ticketsProof of theater admission
movie, moviegoer, moviemaking, moviegoing, moviegoers, moviemaker, moviedom, movie theater, moviemakers