Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as — in metonymy — the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film (also called filmstock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist — motion pictures (or just pictures or "picture"), the silver screen, photoplays, the cinema, picture shows, flicks — and commonly movies.

Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. They comprise a series of individual frames, but when these images are shown rapidly in succession, the illusion of motion is given to the viewer. Flickering between frames is not seen due to an effect known as persistence of vision — whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Also of relevance is what causes the perception of motion; a psychological effect identified as beta movement.

Film is considered by many to be an important art form; films entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire audiences. The visual elements of cinema need no translation, giving the motion picture a universal power of communication. Any film can become a worldwide attraction, especially with the addition of dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue. Films are also artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them.

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Pilineasalways (Piline) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:20 -0000
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@DdubsCookie you got all worked up for nothing, lol. I'm confused what the critics called it terrifying. The saw movies 2 me are terrifying
JoeyFan4Life (Heidi) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:17 -0000
@DdubsCookie you got all worked up for nothing, lol. I'm confused what the critics called it terrifying. The saw movies 2 me are terrifying
eating dinner at my grandmas, then going home to watch movies with Greg :]
beccarr416 (Becca Reiner) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:11 -0000
eating dinner at my grandmas, then going home to watch movies with Greg :]
Bono: the only thing protecting the movies and TV from music's fate is the size of the files http://bit.ly/4y25YB
benton_fdn (benton_fdn) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:09 -0000
Bono: the only thing protecting the movies and TV from music's fate is the size of the files http://bit.ly/4y25YB
@Captionfish is now listing foreign/subtitled movies. For more information on this new feature, see our blog entry at http://bit.ly/4KDRok.
csano (Chris Sano) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:02 -0000
@Captionfish is now listing foreign/subtitled movies. For more information on this new feature, see our blog entry at http://bit.ly/4KDRok.
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Max_Antrax (Max Verbeek) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:58:00 -0000
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