film

nouns

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
"they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
celluloid, cinema, film
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
film, photographic film
a thin coating or layer
"the table was covered with a film of dust"
film
is a type of (narrower)
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
object, physical object
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
film, plastic film
is derived from
filmy

verbs

make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
film, shoot, take
is derived from
filming
record in film
"The coronation was filmed"
film
is derived from
filming
is a type of (narrower)
make a record of; set down in permanent form
enter, put down, record
is a type of (narrower)
make or cause to be or to become
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
create, make