film1 nounfilm2 verb
filmfilm1 /fɪlm/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINfilm1
Origin:
Old English filmen ‘thin skin’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- For months the town was full of cameras, lighting and members of the film crew.
- Have you seen any good films lately?
- It's the usual sort of film about boy meets girl.
- Raymond was well-known in film and television.
- She wiped away the light film of sweat that had formed on her upper lip.
- Tarantino is one of the most famous film directors of our time.
- The film starred Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
- the Hollywood film industry
- The story of Lawrence of Arabia was made into a feature film in 1962.
- They're showing some classic French films at the Rialto.
- What's your favourite James Bond film?
- Given his style of working, his new film had to be a particular challenge.
- I was making a children's film nearby.
- In the book and the film Mr Suharto appears egocentric and opinionated.
- The highlights films erode appreciation for the various beauties of the game, some of which are small and patient.
- The naturalness and energy in Fields' performances made these films popular with both middle-class and working-class audiences.
- Well, no film was ever made that way.
THESAURUS
especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: · What’s your favourite movie?· It won the award for best foreign film.· a made-for-TV movie
formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: · a major Hollywood motion picture· Tell us about your latest picture.
informal a very successful film: · Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
informal a film – a very informal use: · an action flick
a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: · a documentary on the rain forest
a film made to be shown in cinemas: · The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
a film intended to make people laugh: · Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
(also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: · ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: · ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: · ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: · Stallone’s latest action movie
a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: · She loves watching old horror movies.
a film with cowboys in it: · John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
(also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
a film about violent criminals
an old film without any sound: · The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
a film made by a small film company
a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: · One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: · Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success.· an anime character
the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: · The film uses CGI.· Disney’s latest CGI movie
a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: · an animated short
a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: · We had to sit through all the trailers.
the people who make film a man or woman who acts in a film: · a previously unknown actor· Brando was one of Hollywood’s greatest actors.
a woman who acts in a film. Women who appear in films or plays usually prefer to be called actors: · She was the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.
a famous actor or actress: · He looked liked a movie star.· a hotel which was used by the stars
the person who tells the actors and actresses in a film what to do: · The director of the film is Quentin Tarantino.
the person who makes the arrangements for a film to be made and controls the budget
the people operating the camera, lights etc who help the director make a film
especially British English, movie especially American English a series of images that tell a story and are shown in a cinema or on television: · What’s your favourite movie?· It won the award for best foreign film.· a made-for-TV movie
formal (also picture) a film – used especially by people who make films or by critics: · a major Hollywood motion picture· Tell us about your latest picture.
informal a very successful film: · Steven Spielberg’s latest Hollywood blockbuster
informal a film – a very informal use: · an action flick
a film that gives detailed information and facts about a particular subject: · a documentary on the rain forest
a film made to be shown in cinemas: · The book was later made into a full-length feature film starring Sean Penn.
a film intended to make people laugh: · Monroe appeared in a number of comedies.
(also romcom British English informal) a film about two people who are in love, which is intended to make the people who watch it feel happy: · ‘Notting Hill’ is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
an exciting film, especially about murder or serious crimes: · ‘The Birds’ is a classic Hitchcock thriller.
a film that shows strong feelings of fear or evil and whose characters are often immoral, or these films in general: · ‘The Big Sleep’ is a classic Hollywood film noir.
a film that has lots of fighting, explosions etc: · Stallone’s latest action movie
a frightening film about ghosts, murders etc: · She loves watching old horror movies.
a film with cowboys in it: · John Wayne is famous for making westerns.
(also sci-fi film/movie informal) a film about imaginary events in the future or in outer space: · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ is probably the most famous sci-fi movie ever made.
a film about violent criminals
an old film without any sound: · The 1920s were the golden age of silent movies.
a film made by a small film company
a film with characters that are drawn or made using a computer: · One of his first animated films was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
a type of Japanese animated film, which often has a science fiction story: · Miyazaki’s anime film ‘Spirited Away’ became an international success.· an anime character
the use of computers to create characters and images in a film: · The film uses CGI.· Disney’s latest CGI movie
a short film, usually shown before a longer movie in the cinema: · an animated short
a series of short scenes from a film or programme, shown in order to advertise it in a cinema, on television etc: · We had to sit through all the trailers.
the people who make film a man or woman who acts in a film: · a previously unknown actor· Brando was one of Hollywood’s greatest actors.
a woman who acts in a film. Women who appear in films or plays usually prefer to be called actors: · She was the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.
a famous actor or actress: · He looked liked a movie star.· a hotel which was used by the stars
the person who tells the actors and actresses in a film what to do: · The director of the film is Quentin Tarantino.
the person who makes the arrangements for a film to be made and controls the budget
the people operating the camera, lights etc who help the director make a film
Longman Language Activatorfilms and going to see them especially British /movie especially American a story that is told using sound and moving pictures: · Are there any good movies on TV tonight?· What's your favourite James Bond film?· The film starred Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.see a film/movie: · Have you seen any good films lately?· I saw an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie on the plane - I can't remember its name.film about: · It's the usual sort of film about boy meets girl.film/movie director/producer/company: · Tarantino is one of the most famous film directors of our time.film crew (=the people who operate the equipment when making a film): · For months the town was full of cameras, lighting and members of the film crew.feature film (=a full-length film that has a story and is acted by professional actors): · The story of Lawrence of Arabia was made into a feature film in 1962.
British /movie theater American a building where you go to see films: · the MGM cinema in Leicester Square· The city put $6.5 million towards a 10-screen movie theater and retail complex in Main Street.
British /go to the movies American to go to a cinema in order to see a film: · Do you want to go the movies this weekend?· The last time I went to the cinema was when I saw 'Stigmata'.
if a film is on or is playing at a cinema, it is being shown there: · 'Three Kings' is on at the Phoenix at the moment.· Spielberg's new blockbuster is currently playing at over 2000 theaters nationwide.what's on?: · What's on at the cinema this weekend?
types of film a film that is intended to make you feel frightened, for example one in which people get attacked by strange creatures, or in which dead people come to life
informal a film that is intended to make you feel frightened, in which people are suddenly violently attacked and killed
a film that is intended to make you laugh and usually has a happy ending
a film about life in the future, often with people or creatures who live in other parts of the universe
a film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime
a film about cowboys and life in the 19th century in the American West
a film about people fighting a war
a film that has a lot of exciting events in it, for example people fighting or chasing each other in cars
a film about people who are on a long journey in a car, and the adventures they have while they are travelling
a film that is intended to make you laugh, about two people who meet and have a romantic relationship
a film made using photographs of models or drawings, which are put together to look as if they are moving
a long film in which a lot of things happen, for example one about a period in history or the whole of someone's life
a thin flat layer that covers a surface a thin flat quantity of something that covers the whole of a surface: layer of: · A layer of dust covered everything in the room.· Sprinkle a layer of soil over the seeds.
a very thin clear layer, especially of something liquid, that has formed on a surface: film of oil/grease/sweat etc: · She wiped away the light film of sweat that had formed on her upper lip.
a layer of a liquid or soft substance that has been put on the surface of something, for example in order to protect it or make it taste better: · Cassette tapes have a magnetic oxide coating.coating of: · ice-cream with a thick coating of chocolate
WORD SETSaperture, nounblow-up, nounboom, nouncamera, nouncassette, nouncheesecake, nounclose-up, nouncomposition, nouncrop, verbdaguerrotype, noundarkroom, noundevelop, verbdeveloper, nounemulsion, nounenlargement, nounenlarger, nounexpose, verbexposure, nounfilm, nounfish-eye lens, nounfix, verbfixative, nounflash, nounflash bulb, nounflashgun, nounframe, nounglossy, noungrainy, adjectivehalftone, nounhighlight, nounhologram, nounlens, nounlight meter, nounmagic lantern, nounnegative, nounoverexpose, verbover-exposure, nounphoto, nounphoto-, prefixphoto booth, nounphotocall, nounphotocopier, nounphotograph, nounphotograph, verbphotographer, nounphotographic, adjectivephotosensitive, adjectivephotosensitize, verbphoto shoot, nounplate, nounPolaroid, nounpose, verbpose, nounprint, verbprint, nounprocess, verbreproduce, verbretake, nounretouch, verbshade, nounshot, nounshutter, nounshutterbug, nounsitting, nounslide, nounsnap, verbsnap, nounsnapshot, nounsoft focus, nounspeed, nounstereoscopic, adjectivesubject, nountelephoto lens, nounthread, verb3-D, adjectivetime-lapse, adjectivetransparency, nountripod, noununderexpose, verbunload, verbview, nounviewer, nounviewfinder, nounwide-angle lens, nounzoom lens, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel. She has already appeared in a number of films. His Broadway debut was ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. Do you remember any funny stories about work? a quality furniture maker a leading Japanese computer maker a mass-market paperback priced at $8.99
· He stayed in and watched a film on TV.
· We saw a good film last night at the cinema.
· She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino.
(=be one of the main characters in a film)· Robert Mitchum starred in a film called 'River of No Return' with Marilyn Monroe.
· The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
· The film was edited using the latest digital technology.
· Sutton has been making a film for Australian television.
· The film is being shown in cinemas all across the country.
· Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet.
· The film starred Brad Pitt.
(=it is made available for people to see)· The film is due to come out in May.
(also a film is on British English) (=it is being shown at a cinema)· The film is on at the Odeon Cinema.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + film· He likes watching horror films.
· John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films.
(=a full-length film shown in the cinema)· Shane Meadows’ first feature film was 'Twenty Four Seven'.
· He has just completed a documentary film about Thomas Jefferson.
(=a film made by a small film company)· Young directors began making small independent films.
(=a film in a language that is not the audience’s native language)· Foreign-language films seldom do well at the box office.
· He’s currently producing his own low-budget film.
· a big-budget film aimed at the mass market
(=made in the time before films had sound)· a star of silent films
film + NOUN· Scorsese is a highly respected figure in the film industry.
(=a company that produces films)· a European film company trying to compete with the major Hollywood studios
(=a special building where films are made)· Many of the scenes were shot in a film studio.
· John Voight, the American film star, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in 'Midnight Cowboy'.
· This year’s festival includes a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier.
(=someone who controls the preparation of a film)· British film producer Alexander Korda decided to make a movie about Vienna.
(=someone who makes films, especially as a director)· He is one of several exciting young film makers.
(=the recorded music for a film)· The film’s soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone.
· In 'La Strada', Nino Rota demonstrates the poetic power of film music.
· The Berlin Film Festival attracted more than 400 films from around the world.
(=the first showing of a film)· Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions.
(=a group of people working together to make a film)· The film crew are making a documentary about village life.
· The company produces digital film cameras.
(=someone who is interested in films and knows a lot about them)· Film buffs will enjoy reading 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'.
· The review was written by 'The Daily Telegraph’s' film critic.
· He graduated from film school in 1998.
· She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· the movie actor Brad Pitt
He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel. She has already appeared in a number of films.· the annual British music awards
· Karl trained the movie camera on him.
· They were the most successful comedy films of all time.
· The film crew were making a political documentary.
· He became the chief music critic for the Herald Tribune.
His Broadway debut was ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’.· the film director Stephen Spielberg
· This book is a must for all film fans.
· The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Do you remember any funny stories about work? (=one not made or produced by a large film production company)
(=the work of producing films or music)· She would really like to work in the music industry.
a quality furniture maker a leading Japanese computer maker a mass-market paperback priced at $8.99· He had listened patiently to his client’s sad story about her awful life.
(=said when you think the book or film only expresses the author or director's own interests, which are not interesting to other people)
(=a film that has been made to be shown on television, not in a cinema)· Ford appeared in several television movies.
· A television crew were allowed to film the meeting.
(=a film of a book or play)· He appeared in the film version of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'.
· They were watching a film on TV.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The subject is contentious enough in all conscience - the independent film.· No one could argue with the contention that 1996 was the year of the independent film.· The independent film movement, broadly speaking, grew out of an art tradition.· But he eventually migrated to Chicago, where he acted in independent films and theater.· National Video Resources aims to help increase public access to high quality, independent film and video.· Mr Afman built up a profitable portfolio of loans, mostly to small, independent film studios and heavily secured.· And those vignettes were made by local college students working with an award-winning independent film director.
· Now she fears that her latest film, her masterwork, may threaten her ability to work there in the future.· His latest film Peter's Friends is due out this week with Branagh serving as producer, director and star.· They were late for the film and had to go all the way down to the second row.· Derek Malcolm reviews Kevin Costner's latest film, and the other new releases.· And a fairytale ending ... Speilberg's latest film to aid children's hospital.· Interview: David Puttnam's enigma variations Puttnam's latest film is made for television.
· The stimulus material was a short silent comedy film made by Mack Sennet around 1925.· In short, this film of which I dreamt was not a montage of standard scenes and stock characters.· Wide Angle screening day A programme of innovative short films and videos made at Wide Angle this year.· Disney hired him when he was 21 as a writer, based on a short film he had made as a student.· A short film will be shown on Black and Decker prior to the tour followed by a question and answer session.· The only black nominated was director Diane Houston for a live-action short film.· The short is a film about sailing.· Robert Benchley, a writer turned stand-up comedian who pioneered television-type comedy in his short films.
NOUN· The gunmen and the survivors who came here, the photographers and correspondents and film crews simply walked on to the theatrical stage.· A film crew had it narrowed down to Ahwatukee or a spot near the Phoenix Zoo.· And did the film crew make a difference?· After Major League Baseball agreed to cooperate, the Giants allowed film crews access to the stadium.· As their cameras rolled, the film crew looked on anxiously while Crawford drove the Rolls up the ramp.· Neighbors, many of them familiar to Primo, and the film crew, were just standing around.· Because she was used to humans our film crew was able to cut her free.
· Vincent Canby, the influential New York Times film critic, has died aged 76.· The film has gotten good reviews, but it has scared the wits out of some male film critics.· Today we are a film critic.· After the University of Montpellier he worked first as a film critic, then as a reporter in Paris.· The two day forum will consider, amongst other issues, the current role of the film critic.· Have new television channels, satellite cable etc. made the film critic redundant and fit for an academic existence only?
· There are few film directors who can resist a good car chase.· And sometimes, he even toys with his long-running fantasy of dropping out of the business and becoming a film director.· So was film director Oliver Stone.· Now the legendary film director wants Sam to fly to New York for a second interview next week.· Cleese, 52, fell for her after his divorce two years ago from his second wife, film director Barbara Trentham.· The usually private Sporty Spice posed hand-in-hand with film director Dan Cadan.· This film director, Bella Kropotkin, was undoubtedly after him, and undoubtedly he would take advantage of it - tonight!· By 1989 there were very few significant Marxist philosophers, critics, or film directors in Britain.
· We want to make the first feature film with a laugh track.· Fiona Fullerton, then only fifteen and in her third feature film, played Alice.· All three feature films have been turned into prime-time series.· A high-profile Hollywood feature film now runs about $ 50 million to produce.· The early feature films took up society as the situation required.· The first star of a Steven Spielberg feature film may not be a name you recognize.
· An analogy with the film industry, or treatment as an entirely distinct medium requiring its own organization, was inappropriate.· Figures for employment in the film industry are vague.· While tightening control of film content, the government has opened the film industry to market forces in two ways.· The film industry is obsessed with drugs.
· Its footage is mainly licensed world-wide to film makers for inclusion in features and documentaries.· Movie companies are understandably uptight about relinquishing control over how products are portrayed by film makers.· For his documentary, Oxford film maker, Richard Stanley looked not only at how Oxfam works, but why it exists.· But this time it's the plane's owners and pilots who've turned film makers.· Voice over It's a chance for the film makers to make the most of the true Oxford experience.· Eventually car chases became a clich, and film makers explored alternative transport in their quest for cinematic thrills.· An initiative to improve the skills of local film makers was also piloted.· The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock, but experts say they're wrong.
· Tetchy, funny, ugly and clever, this replays the dynamic of a first-class film noir.· Cinema verity, film noir, that kind of thing.· The story is designed to be a modern-day film noir.· Vanessa Vail must have polluted Daine's film noir universe.· But, significantly, Softley brings in, as the plot encourages, stylistic elements of film noir.
· It would be a film producer, an electronics company, a retailing outfit and a publishing house.· Is there really any connection between Leonardo and Columbus apart from the sort imagined by flatulent film producers?· Inspired by those ten minutes in Bullitt, film producers even tried extending the car chase to fill the whole film.· The film producer Sam Goldwyn was informed that an actress contracted to his studio had had a baby.· And Mellor willingly accepted her lavish hospitality - even though he was Arts Minister at the time and she was a film producer.· Can this tightly-controlled society churn out inspired film producers?· He replaces film producer David Putnam who is standing down after seven years in the position.
· Jacqui was as beautiful as any film star.· They were all a bunch of spoiled, badly behaved film stars and he had no patience with any of them.· A millionaires' row for the aristocracy, film stars and the kings of international business empires.· His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system.· Hedy Lamarr, the film star who was billed as the most beautiful woman in the world, has died aged 86.· She ran off with a younger film star.· The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I'd become an actor, a film star.· The film Star Wars demonstrates this perfectly, both in sound and vision.
· A film version of J K Rowling's first novel is expected to boost sales.· Meanwhile, the film version of Skipped Parts begins production this summer.· It was like the search for the Holy Grail, but more like the Monty Python film version.· Except for a film version of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, his film career was mainly an extension of his operetta activities.· He was the first actor chosen for the film version, which Douglas produced.· The offices are so old-fashioned that one was used as Scrooge's office in a recent film version of A Christmas Carol.
VERB· If strong women characters do appear in Hollywood film, this is no consolation for feminists.· Neikrug is also gratified that Schell appeared in the film.· He has now appeared in 60-odd films.· As you select the photos you want to use, they appear on the film strips.· Robin Quivers, Fred Norris and others from the morning show will appear in the film.· But 19-year-old model Saffron Domini needed little persuasion to appear in a harrowing film about racism and violence.· As Mike had feared, the chimps did appear on film rather like dark shadows lost in the leaves.
· Here everything that goes into making a roll of film is monitored, recorded and automatically adjusted.· She was born there, she lived there until age 21, and she has made nine documentary films about the country.· But I have made the films as I wanted them.· It turns the essential artifice of this new delivery system into an asset, making the film seem a paean to plastic.· I had never thought of making films.· Four years in the making, the film is a jaw-dropping spectacle, with one bravura sequence topping the one before.· Cleese has since sold his share of Video Arts for a reputed £7 million, but he still makes films for them.· Oddly, this scene makes the film a good date movie, but not necessarily a good first date movie.
· Production Once the script has been agreed, the agency selects the production company to produce the film.· Dreyfuss also will produce the film.· In this example, the marginal benefit of another film exceeds the marginal cost of producing another film.· Leigh has an idiosyncratic style of filmmaking that produces quirky, layered films.· Unlike a conventional photograph, an image of both sides of the ewer is produced on the radiographic film.· It has also produced an increase in films shot overseas, with foreign casts.· The tax on films is causing too few films to be produced.· The application of the patina produces a thin black film.
· It reminded him of the zombies he had seen in the horror film at the Empire.· Go to see foreign films together.· It convinces you that you have to see this film.· Tourists go for what they have seen in films or in photographs.· They'd seen the film that summer at Abbotsfield.· I was beginning to get scared even before I'd seen the film.· I've seen a lot on film.· But the idea that you have to see the original film is misplaced and outmoded.
· I shot film of them carrying Tho away.· Similarly, there is now available a fundamental choice between shooting on film or video.· Claire Raskind, publicist for Fish Tale Productions, which just finished shooting the film, declined comment.· They had shot their own film and it somehow got mislaid.· The students came up with the stories, molded the characters and then shot the short films.· His criticism will fuel controversy about the book on the island, where a film starring Nicolas Cage is being shot.· This afternoon I shot film on Highway 1, in a village south of Neak Luong.
· Through it, Donna could see the first of many wax tableaux showing famous film stars.· I wish I could show you a film of a dunk I had in Milwaukee....· But here my fourteen-year-old daughter was shown a film about it in school.· Teachers can improve their own demonstration techniques by observing methods shown in films.· Among other presentations, the workshop showed films of the pole balancer.· Kirby did manage to show it at a film festival in Florence.· Can a teacher be punished for showing an it-rated film to students?
· We settle down to watch the next film.· For two minutes he tried to settle into the movie, but it was like watching a film within a film.· The gangs would want to watch the film, but occasionally also drag an usherette into the exit.· Numerous households will want to watch the film either simultaneously or at overlapping times.· But watching the films being edited down, I found myself studying neither Karajan nor the orchestra.· I watch a lot of film, and there are guys who from time to time take it easy.· I was also diverted, watching the film on video, by what she was writing on her official papers.· Gray said he asked four of the men who live in Tuskegee to watch the film with him.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► feel-good film/programme/music etc► hard-boiled film/thriller/fiction etc► naughty jokes/magazines/films etc
1[countable] a story that is told using sound and moving pictures, shown at a cinema or on television SYN movie American English: - All the energy and excitement in this live-action remake of the much-loved Disney animated film went into merchandizing and marketing.
- Application Discuss animated cartoons with your students.
- Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
- Give them the following information: Every time you see an animated cartoon you are seeing a series of pictures.
- The two animated films are the No. 1 and No. 2 top-selling movie videos of all time.
- There is a large selection of animated cartoons produced for children.
- Alas, even the most well-meaning opera buffs have an unfortunate habit of making their favorite indoor sport sound impossibly complicated.
- For the real film buff, however, the place to be has to be BlackStar.
- Inside, bartenders wearing leather harnesses serve beer in cans to an assortment of brutes, heathens, and opera buffs.
- It all started when wine buff Liz entered another competition in the Express.
- Rubbish, I hear all you wine buffs out there say.
- Brad Pitt in the cult film Fight Club was a fraudulent soap salesman.
- He became a cult figure in which notions of salvation by innocent suffering have a place.
- He is loved to the point of becoming a cult figure.
- He often introduces himself to boomer types as the B-string lyricist for that perennial underground cult band, the Grateful Dead.
- Healing spas were based on a local cult figure and the devotees underwent rituals which included bathing and communal eating.
- I start by telling him that he's quite the cult figure here in Annapolis, and he looks stunned.
- This, however, did not prevent him from becoming a cult figure among some of the Jacobins and other revolutionaries.
- Vanessa Nygaard is a cult figure waiting to happen, a gale-force personality blowing through Maples Pavilion.
- Minerals giving very low intensity emission, such as quartz grains, required many minutes or even hours of exposure with fast films.
- How to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?
- So it is saved from looking like a slasher movie with pretensions, or a sub-Joe Eszterhas chiller.
- He thought of hitting Guy, saw himself doing it, like some violent film, slow-motion.
- His nose was broken in two places by a player he had sent off for violent play.
- They have a violent film then they have a violent advert.
Have you seen any good films recently?film about a film about a young dancer► see thesaurus at movie2[uncountable] moving pictures of real events that are shown on television or at a cinema: newsreel film the race to be first with film footage (=pictures) of news events3[uncountable] the work of making films, considered as an art or a business: I’m interested in photography and film. the film industry a background in film and animation4[countable, uncountable] the thin plastic used in a camera for taking photographs or recording moving pictures: I shot five rolls of film on vacation.record/capture/preserve something on film The whole incident was recorded on film.5[singular] a very thin layer of liquid, powder etc on the surface of somethingfilm of a film of oil on the surface of the water → clingfilmCOLLOCATIONSverbswatch a film· He stayed in and watched a film on TV.see a film· We saw a good film last night at the cinema.appear in a film· She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino.star in a film (=be one of the main characters in a film)· Robert Mitchum starred in a film called 'River of No Return' with Marilyn Monroe.direct a film· The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard.edit a film· The film was edited using the latest digital technology.make/shoot a film· Sutton has been making a film for Australian television.show/screen a film· The film is being shown in cinemas all across the country.distribute a film· Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet.a film stars/features somebody· The film starred Brad Pitt.a film is released/comes out (=it is made available for people to see)· The film is due to come out in May.a film is showing (also a film is on British English) (=it is being shown at a cinema)· The film is on at the Odeon Cinema.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + filma horror/adventure/war film· He likes watching horror films.a cowboy/gangster etc film· John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films.a feature film (=a full-length film shown in the cinema)· Shane Meadows’ first feature film was 'Twenty Four Seven'.a documentary film· He has just completed a documentary film about Thomas Jefferson.an independent film (=a film made by a small film company)· Young directors began making small independent films.a foreign-language film (=a film in a language that is not the audience’s native language)· Foreign-language films seldom do well at the box office.a low-budget film· He’s currently producing his own low-budget film.a big-budget film· a big-budget film aimed at the mass marketa silent film (=made in the time before films had sound)· a star of silent filmsfilm + NOUNthe film industry· Scorsese is a highly respected figure in the film industry.a film company/studio (=a company that produces films)· a European film company trying to compete with the major Hollywood studiosa film studio (=a special building where films are made)· Many of the scenes were shot in a film studio.a film actor/star· John Voight, the American film star, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in 'Midnight Cowboy'.a film director· This year’s festival includes a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier.a film producer (=someone who controls the preparation of a film)· British film producer Alexander Korda decided to make a movie about Vienna.a film maker (=someone who makes films, especially as a director)· He is one of several exciting young film makers.a film soundtrack (=the recorded music for a film)· The film’s soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone.film music· In 'La Strada', Nino Rota demonstrates the poetic power of film music.a film festival· The Berlin Film Festival attracted more than 400 films from around the world.a film premiere (=the first showing of a film)· Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions.a film crew/unit (=a group of people working together to make a film)· The film crew are making a documentary about village life.a film camera· The company produces digital film cameras.a film buff (=someone who is interested in films and knows a lot about them)· Film buffs will enjoy reading 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'.a film critic· The review was written by 'The Daily Telegraph’s' film critic.a film school· He graduated from film school in 1998.film studies· She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.film1 nounfilm2 verb
filmfilm2 ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLE
film
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | film |
| he, she, it | films | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | filmed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have filmed |
| he, she, it | has filmed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had filmed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will film |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have filmed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am filming |
| he, she, it | is filming | |
| you, we, they | are filming | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was filming |
| you, we, they | were filming | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been filming |
| he, she, it | has been filming | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been filming |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be filming |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been filming |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- They filmed the movie off the west coast of Ireland.
- We need permission to film in some of those old churches.
- He received 2,000 fan letters a week and, when filming, had no less than 18 stand-ins lined up.
- It's a very austere movie, filmed largely in semi-darkness and featuring a morose baroque soundtrack.
- One of their captors filmed the shootings with a video camera.
- The bungy jumping was filmed on video.
WORD SETS
agent, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nouncasting, nouncomedy, nouncommentator, nouncostume drama, noundialogue, noundirect, verbdirector, noundocudrama, noundocumentary, noundocumentary, adjectivedramatize, verbdub, verbedit, verbeditor, nounedutainment, nounfilm, verbFX, grip, nounlead, nounmegastar, nounmerchandising, nounmix, verbmixer, nounmultimedia, adjectivenarration, nounorgan, nounpan, verbpanel, nounpanellist, nounpap, nounpersonality, nounpublicity, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbreissue, verbreprise, nounrerun, verbscript, nounshow business, nounsketch, nounsound, nounsound effects, nounspecial effect, nounstar, verbstarlet, nounstory, nounsubplot, nounsuperstar, nounthriller, nounweepy, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a thriller filmed entirely on location in WashingtonCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel. She has already appeared in a number of films. His Broadway debut was ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. Do you remember any funny stories about work? a quality furniture maker a leading Japanese computer maker a mass-market paperback priced at $8.99
a thriller filmed entirely on location in Washington· the movie actor Brad Pitt
He’s working on a screen adaptation of his latest novel. She has already appeared in a number of films.· the annual British music awards
· Karl trained the movie camera on him.
· They were the most successful comedy films of all time.
· The film crew were making a political documentary.
· He became the chief music critic for the Herald Tribune.
His Broadway debut was ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’.· the film director Stephen Spielberg
· This book is a must for all film fans.
· The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Do you remember any funny stories about work? (=one not made or produced by a large film production company)
(=the work of producing films or music)· She would really like to work in the music industry.
a quality furniture maker a leading Japanese computer maker a mass-market paperback priced at $8.99· He had listened patiently to his client’s sad story about her awful life.
(=said when you think the book or film only expresses the author or director's own interests, which are not interesting to other people)
(=a film that has been made to be shown on television, not in a cinema)· Ford appeared in several television movies.
· A television crew were allowed to film the meeting.
(=a film of a book or play)· He appeared in the film version of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'.
· They were watching a film on TV.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The stunt took two years to perfect, and the team used a series of remote cameras to film every breath-taking second.· Then came the day that bought a video camera and filmed me ironing.· But in the second half when the Glenavon fans were creating trouble the cameras did not film them!· There is just one television camera for filming.
· They can also send out crews quite easily to film their parliament or people.
· Before then, the Beatles squeezed recording into a schedule that included constant touring and the filming of two movies.
· Reed delayed filming his scenes in the hope that Brando might change his mind, but finally he gave up and quit.· He and his co-stars describe how scary it was filming the battle scenes in their new movie.· Miss Perrie was about to film key scenes for Coronation Street when she was dramatically taken ill.· They were rehearsed and filmed like scenes with dialogue.
· Sarah, whose show is a worldwide ratings hit, is now filming another series.
· End of October, and the day of filming the actual show at Granada's Manchester studios becomes reality.· We recorded nearly every night after filming the television show.
· He is filmed by a video surveillance camera.· The bungy jumping was filmed on video.· He was filmed by video security cameras leaving the shops with two youths.
VERB· Now that I had found my silver-grey subject I could begin filming.· The Matrix sequels are due to begin filming in California in March.
· When we started filming she was very shy but she got better as she went along and she picked up confidence.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► feel-good film/programme/music etc► hard-boiled film/thriller/fiction etc► naughty jokes/magazines/films etc
to use a camera to record a story or real events so that they can be shown in the cinema or on television: - All the energy and excitement in this live-action remake of the much-loved Disney animated film went into merchandizing and marketing.
- Application Discuss animated cartoons with your students.
- Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
- Give them the following information: Every time you see an animated cartoon you are seeing a series of pictures.
- The two animated films are the No. 1 and No. 2 top-selling movie videos of all time.
- There is a large selection of animated cartoons produced for children.
- Alas, even the most well-meaning opera buffs have an unfortunate habit of making their favorite indoor sport sound impossibly complicated.
- For the real film buff, however, the place to be has to be BlackStar.
- Inside, bartenders wearing leather harnesses serve beer in cans to an assortment of brutes, heathens, and opera buffs.
- It all started when wine buff Liz entered another competition in the Express.
- Rubbish, I hear all you wine buffs out there say.
- Brad Pitt in the cult film Fight Club was a fraudulent soap salesman.
- He became a cult figure in which notions of salvation by innocent suffering have a place.
- He is loved to the point of becoming a cult figure.
- He often introduces himself to boomer types as the B-string lyricist for that perennial underground cult band, the Grateful Dead.
- Healing spas were based on a local cult figure and the devotees underwent rituals which included bathing and communal eating.
- I start by telling him that he's quite the cult figure here in Annapolis, and he looks stunned.
- This, however, did not prevent him from becoming a cult figure among some of the Jacobins and other revolutionaries.
- Vanessa Nygaard is a cult figure waiting to happen, a gale-force personality blowing through Maples Pavilion.
- Minerals giving very low intensity emission, such as quartz grains, required many minutes or even hours of exposure with fast films.
- How to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?
- So it is saved from looking like a slasher movie with pretensions, or a sub-Joe Eszterhas chiller.
- He thought of hitting Guy, saw himself doing it, like some violent film, slow-motion.
- His nose was broken in two places by a player he had sent off for violent play.
- They have a violent film then they have a violent advert.
The love scenes are sensitively filmed. She’s in South Africa filming a documentary for the BBC. a thriller filmed entirely on location in Washington—filming noun [uncountable]: Filming starts in October.film over phrasal verb if your eyes film over, they become covered with a thin layer of liquid