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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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I can't wait to see this film! http://www.daybreakersmovie.com/ from the makers of Oz zombie film Undead. Gonna be sweeeeet.
daggyvamp (Narrelle Harris) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:22 -0000
I can't wait to see this film! http://www.daybreakersmovie.com/ from the makers of Oz zombie film Undead. Gonna be sweeeeet.
i remember i had to do my year11 coursework on this film!
katestredderx (Kate Stredder) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:21 -0000
i remember i had to do my year11 coursework on this film!
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#Creative #Admin #Professional - Seeks position in #TV #Film Production . #jobs will relocate
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Examiner_Blogs (Washington Examiner) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:14 -0000
csmonitoronline: Cambodia: Cut off by Khmer Rouge, film scene revives at refugees return http://bit.ly/80GKTp: csmo... http://bit.ly/4QSRwg
Toplam siyaseti, gazetelerinin tirajı, televizyonlarının yayın kalitesi, ekonomisi, film baÅına düÅen gayrı safi milli hasılası ne ki
coskuncokyigit (Coskun ÃokyiÄit) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:13 -0000
Toplam siyaseti, gazetelerinin tirajı, televizyonlarının yayın kalitesi, ekonomisi, film başına düşen gayrı safi milli hasılası ne ki
Just watched UP again. What an incredible film.
chasenheimer (Chase Misenheimer) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:12 -0000
Just watched UP again. What an incredible film.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive - Describes the collections and services offered by the Academy's motion picture archives and library. Beverly Hills, California.
American Film Institute: Louis B Mayer Library - Holds books, periodicals and special collections covering aspects of motion pictures and television. Collections include thousands of scripts and production records. Visitor information. Los Angeles, California.
Meta Description: [ AFI was created in 1967 to train the next generation of filmmakers and to preserve America's film heritage. AFI became a focal point for artists and educators who support film and television as an art form. ]
Anthology Film Archives - Preserves and exhibits film and video with a focus on independent and avant-garde cinema. Holdings include books, periodicals, photographs, documents, manuscripts, letters, scripts, notebooks, and clippings. New York.
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project Blog - Project to expand the offerings of the current ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Center in Burbank, California, to include a virtual archive, museum, library and research facility devoted to the art of animation. Progress reports and call for volunteers.
Association of Moving Image Archivists - Organization devoted to advancing the field of moving image archiving. Includes information on membership, conferences, publications, awards, and interest groups.
BBC Learning Studies - Video resources from the world's largest educational TV archive, incorporating a full licence to use in education and training.
Meta Description: [ BBC Worlwide Learning & Training - With other 3000 videos for use in education & training the BBC is certain to have what you are looking for. BBC
Videos for Education & Training offers an unparalleled archive of classic documentries and drama spanning five decades and an ever-growing collection... ]
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive - Centre for study and education with museum, gallery and film archive. Located in Berkeley, California.
British Film Institute:National Film and Television Archive - Largest collection of television and film titles in Europe. Offers access to titles on several video formats.
Center for Motion Picture Study - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - the Oscars - film archive and Margaret Herrick Library. Located in Los Angeles. Free admission.
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Cinemedia - Supports the growth and diversification of screen culture in Australia. Search for titles in the Cinemedia collection.
Meta Description: [ The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is a world-leading centre for experiencing the moving image in all its forms - film, television, internet, games, video and digital media. ]
Filmmakers Library - Collects, distributes, sells and leases documentary films and videos primarily for educational use. Subjects include psychology, sociology, anthropology and multicultural issues.
Fleischarchive.org - Archive of Thorsten Fleisch, hosting scientific and educational silent films, encoded in divx format. Includes a title index. [German and English]
Footage.net - Stock, archival, and news footage network. Instantly search the footage trade's best databases.
Meta Description: [ FOOTAGE.net. The stock, archival, and news footage network, where ad, film, tv and new media pros instantly search the footage trade's best databases. ]
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies - A collection of over 3,800 videotaped interviews with witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust. Admission by appointment during term time. Housed at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
George Eastman House: Motion Picture Collections - Collects and interprets images, films, and equipment in the disciplines of photography and motion pictures.
Harvard Film Archive - Collects and screens fine foreign, art, historical, and other films.
Internet Moving Images Archive - From the Prelinger Archive, thousands of digitalized industrial, educational, travel, propaganda and other short films from 1903 to the 1970s available for free, online.
Media Archive for Central England - The moving image archive for the English Midlands. News, contact details, and a map of the region represented.
Mediatèque - Streams 500 independent films and videos by Canadian media artists. Search by category, medium, length or years. Includes the SAW video forum. [English and French]
National Archive of Film Shorts - A free depository for film and video shorts lasting 30 minutes or less produced by UK based independent film makers.
Meta Description: [ Secured loan applications made simple with our fast, efficient website. We offer an individual, tailored service to every applicant. Applying today for couldn't be easier ]
National Center for Jewish Film - Dedicated to preserving and sharing Jewish heritage. The collection includes features, documentaries, shorts, newsreels, and home movies. Distributes restored versions of rare Yiddish-language features.
National Film Preservation Board - A public-private partnership to benefit the film preservation efforts of American film archives, historical societies and similar institutions.
Meta Description: [ National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress--World Wide Web home page ]
Northern Ireland Digital Film Archive - Collection contains 55 hours of moving images about Northern Ireland from 1897-2000, including drama, animation, documentaries, news, newsreels, and amateur films.
Meta Description: [ Digital video archive,streamed video for education on National Curriculum in Northern Ireland, over 100 years of historical archive footage ]
Out Of Sight - Past festival details with film synopses and genres, as well as a newsletter. Located in Nottingham, UK.
Prelinger Archives - Collection of advertising, amateur, educational and industrial films that date from 1903 to 1990. Site includes historical and bibliographical resources on these genres.
San Francisco Media Archive - Collection of historically important films. General information including donation guidelines.
ScreenSound Australia - Seeks to collect, preserve and share Australia's audio visual heritage.
Meta Description: [ National Film and Sound Archive, collects, preserves and shares Australia's film, video, television, stills and recorded sound from early history through to modern classics. ]
The Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Museum - Collection includes over 1100 artifacts, photographs, posters, periodicals, films and silent movie memorabilia. Includes admission rates and hours, by appointment only. Located in Austin, Texas, United States.
The Film Reference Library - Located in Toronto, Ontario, collects and preserves materials for film education, research and production. Entrance charge.
The New Zealand Film Archive - The Archive collects, protects and projects New Zealand's film and television history. Hosts nation-wide and online exhibitions, screenings and education programmes. Has research libraries in Auckland and Wellington.
Meta Description: [ The New Zealand Film Archive, Nga Kaitiaki O Nga Taonga Whitiahua collects, protects and projects New Zealand's film and television history ]
The Open Video Project - Sponsored by and developed at the Interaction Design Laboratory at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. The purpose of the Open Video Project is to collect and make available a repository of digitized video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities.
The Ransom Center - Film Collection - Located in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas. Various collections and reading rooms.
UCLA Film and Television Archive - California-based museum, containing over 220,000 films and television programs and newsreel footage. Items are available to the public via screenings, research facilities, and licensing as stock footage.
Meta Description: [ UCLA Film and TV Archive: containing over 220,000 films and television programs, and 27 million feet of newsreel footage, we are the largest university-held moving-image archive in the world. These items are available to the public via screenings, research facilities, and licensing as stock foota... ]
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