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🎥 Movie Camera emoji

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What does 🎥 Movie Camera emoji mean?

The Movie Camera emoji 🎥 is used for a variety of content related to cinema, from watching a film at Hollywood awards shows. The emoji can also be used for videos more generally, from sports clips to phone recordings. Lights, 🎥, action!

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🎙️ Studio Microphone emoji, Netflix and chill, Sundance Film Festival

Where does 🎥 Movie Camera emoji come from?

Illustrating a vintage two-reel camera used for professional film production, the Movie Camera emoji 🎥 was approved in 2010 under Unicode 6.0. It’s not to be confused with the Video Camera emoji 📹, associated with home movies.

The Movie Camera emoji 🎥 is mostly uniform across platforms. Some vendors point the lens to the right (Apple), others to the left (Google). Others include a stand (Samsung). Shades vary from gray to black.

Examples of 🎥 Movie Camera emoji

Family movie time 🎥 🍿 watching frozen 2
@StephnJeffreyS, February, 23, 2021
Tonight I’ll be on @nflnetwork talking about #ForgottenPlays! 🏈 #NFLTop10 In conjunction with @NFLFilms! 🎥
@BrodyismeFriend, December 29, 2017
Emotions 🎥 #JamesSpader
@elisa_bellei, December 29, 2017
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Who uses 🎥 Movie Camera emoji?

The Movie Camera emoji 🎥 is often used when posting one’s excitement about an anticipated or favorite film.

It is also used when discussing cinema as an art and an industry. This can include acting, directing, editing, film studies and festivals, the concept of stardom, and the big business of film production. The movie camera emoji 🎥 is especially used during major film and TV awards shows, such as the Academy Awards (Oscars), Golden Globes, Emmy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Juno Awards.

The Movie Camera emoji 🎥 isn’t restricted to film film, though. It can be used when talking about videos and recordings in general, especially in sports.

Many use the Movie Camera emoji 🎥 when making their own videos for social media, such as for Instagram or TikTok.

The Movie Camera emoji 🎥 can also be used more metaphorically (e.g., memories, as if captured on tape).

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