cine-film

/'sinifilm/

Thân thiện

A filmmaker loads a fresh roll of cine-film into a vintage movie camera.

Definition

Noun: 1. A spool of photographic film for motion pictures: Cine-film refers to a long, continuous strip of photographic film, typically several hundred feet in length and wound onto a spool, designed specifically for use in a movie camera to record motion pictures.

Usage

• Cine-film is a somewhat dated term, primarily used in historical or technical contexts to describe the physical film medium used in traditional cinematography before the advent of digital video.
• It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).

Examples

• "The archivist carefully handled the reels of vintage cine-film from the 1950s."
• "We need to load a new cine-film into the camera before we can continue shooting."
• "Converting old family cine-films to digital format helps preserve the memories."

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe equipment or processes related to this type of film.
  • Example: "He specializes in cine-film restoration techniques."

Variants and Related Words

• Motion picture film: A more modern and general synonym.
• Movie film: A common, informal equivalent.
• Reel (of film): Often used to refer to the spool itself and the film wound onto it.
• Footage: Refers to the recorded content on the film, not the physical medium itself.
• Cinematography: The art or technique of motion-picture photography.

Synonyms

• Motion picture film
• Movie film
• Cinematographic film

Notes on Meaning

• The term cine-film specifically denotes the unexposed, physical film stock. Once it has been shot and processed, it is typically just called "film" or "motion picture film" in context. It is not used to refer to the final movie itself (which is a "film" or "movie").

Học thuật

Noun

1. photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera

Từ đồng nghĩa

• motion-picture film
• movie film