filming

[ fil-ming ]

/ ˈfɪl mɪŋ /

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noun

the act or period of photographing, especially of a motion picture.

RELATED WORDS

shoot, photograph, record, take, roll

Nearby words

filmcard, filmdom, filmgoer, filmi, filmic, filming, filmization, filmland, filmmaker, filmography, filmset

Origin of filming

First recorded in 1885–90; film + -ing¹

Definition for filming (2 of 2)

film

[ film ]

/ fɪlm /

noun

a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate.

a thin sheet of any material: a film of ice.

a thin skin or membrane.

a delicate web of filaments or fine threads.

a thin haze, blur, or mist.

Photography.

a cellulose nitrate or cellulose acetate composition made in thin sheets or strips and coated with a sensitive emulsion for taking photographs.
a strip or roll of this.
the coating of emulsion on such a sheet or strip or on a photographic plate.

Movies.

a strip of transparent material, usually cellulose triacetate, covered with a photographic emulsion and perforated along one or both edges, intended for the recording and reproduction of images.
a similar perforated strip covered with an iron oxide emulsion (magfilm), intended for the recording and reproduction of both images and sound.
motion picture.

Often films,

motion pictures collectively.
the motion-picture industry, or its productions, operations, etc.
motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment: experimental film.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a film, thin skin, or pellicle: filmed eyes.

Movies.

to photograph with a motion-picture camera.
to reproduce in the form of motion pictures: to film a novel.

verb (used without object)

to become covered by a film: The water filmed over with ice.

Movies.

to be reproduced in a motion picture, especially in a specified manner: This story films easily.
to direct, make, or otherwise engage in the production of motion pictures.

Origin of film

before 1000; 1890–95 for def 6; 1900–05 for def 7; Middle English filme, Old English filmen membrane; akin to fell⁴

SYNONYMS FOR film

11 mist, haze, cloud, veil.

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Related forms

film·like, adjectivere·film, verb (used with object)un·filmed, adjectivewell-filmed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for filming

Since filming the show, however, her relationship with classical music has obviously changed.
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We rented a house in New Castle, Delaware, that doubled as our filming location and lodging for the actors.
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During the first weekend of filming with Greg, I heard of Cody Wilson and I was emotionally rocked.
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No actual sex happened during the filming of Drone Boning—it was all simulated.
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Wiseman spent 12 weeks filming, and amassed 170 hours of tape.
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There are many trick pictures made, and many times little accidents occur in filming a play.
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But the live rehearsal for the filming was at least twice as affecting as the dead result of that rehearsal on the screen.
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Dan reminded the boys that during the filming of the banquet scene all of the Cubs had taken part.
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Filming is limited to the location where it is being carried on.
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Nowadays, also, the filming of aeroplane flights from a fixed point on the ground is by no means easy.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for filming

film

/ (fɪlm) /

noun

a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen
a form of entertainment, information, etc, composed of such a sequence of images and shown in a cinema, etc
(as modifier)film techniques

a thin flexible strip of cellulose coated with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives and transparencies

a thin coating or layer

a thin sheet of any material, as of plastic for packaging

a fine haze, mist, or blur

a gauzy web of filaments or fine threads

pathol an abnormally opaque tissue, such as the cornea in some eye diseases

verb

to photograph with a cine camera
to make a film of (a screenplay, event, etc)

(often foll by over) to cover or become covered or coated with a film

Word Origin for film

Old English filmen membrane; related to Old Frisian filmene, Greek pelma sole of the foot; see fell 4

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Medicine definitions for filming

film

[ fĭlm ]

n.

A light-sensitive or x-ray-sensitive substance used in taking photographs or radiographs.

A thin layer or membranous coating.

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verb (used without object)

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