Film
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Initially, moving pictures meant only the movement that is perceived when a string of celluloid-recorded images are projected at a rate of 16 or more frames per second (see persistence of vision). Today, motion pictures (or movies) are an art form, as well as one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
Most films shown in the United States are rated under a voluntary rating system instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America:
- Rated G – General Audiences. All ages admitted.
- Rated PG – Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
- Rated PG-13 – Parent strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
- Rated R – Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
- Rated NC-17 – No one 17 and under admitted.
A feature film is usually defined as being more than 60 minutes in length.
Opportunities to see a feature film include:
- going to a movie theater
- watching it on television
- renting or buying a video tape or DVD
- downloading one from internet and watching it on the computer display
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History of Cinema
Originally moving picture film was shot at a nominal 16 frames per second, but was changed to 24 frames per second with the introduction of sound. Other improvements since the late 1800s include the mechanization of cameras, allowing them to record at a consistent speed, the invention of more sophisticated filmstocks, allowing directors to film in increasingly dim conditions, and the development of synch sound, allowing sound to be recorded at the same speed as its corresponding video. Since the advent of many other media technologies, film may include a broad range of media--both linear and non-linear, dramatic and informational, motion and still (though progressive).
- Academy Awards
- Common terms
- Animation
- Digital cinema
- Film criticism
- Film festivals
- Film genres
- Film history
- Film institutes
- Film production
- Film styles
- Film technique
- Film theory
- List of gay movies
- Special effects
- Top grossing movies
Film people:
topics to be covered
- Louis Aim� Augustin Le Prince
- Etienne-Jules Marey
- Cinema pre-history: chronophotography, etc.
See also
- 1960s movies
- 1970s movies
- 1980s movies
- 1990s movies
- Ain't It Cool News
- Airlines at the movies
- Athletes in movies
- Bollywood
- Film history
- Hollywood
- List of 'years in film'
- Movie theater
- Photographic film
- Entertainment law
External link
- The IMDb (Internet Movie Database) for information on specific motion pictures.
- About Gay Movies: information about gay themed movies and tv-series, gay movie history, wallpapers, actors, glbt filmfestivals, sweepstakes and more
- Rotten Tomatoes for an overview of reviews of a film
Film is also the name of a specific film, scripted by Samuel Beckett; see Film (movie).
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Film" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film July 17, 2003
