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movie film

British  

noun

  1. Also called: cine film.  photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a movie camera

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Among the material were more than a dozen oblong boxes that held what looked like movie film.

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“Once we had the photos and film in hand, we realized that the still photos are actually taken from frames in the 16mm movie film,” said TIGHAR.

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Bishow attended shows at Madam’s Organ, capturing them on Super 8 movie film.

From Washington Post

The California Film Commission said last month it received 254 applications for the state's new movie film tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times

Supported by directors such as Quentin Tarantino and J. J. Abrams, he reached an agreement with major Hollywood studios to continue buying Kodak movie film for several years.

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