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 about 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.

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 the Internet and watching it on a computer display

History of cinema

Originally moving picture film was shot at various speeds using hand-cranked cameras; then the speed for mechanized cameras and projectors was standardized at 16 frames per second, which was faster than much existing hand-cranked footage. A new standard speed, 24 frames per second, came with the introduction of sound. Improvements since the late 1800s include the mechanization of cameras, allowing them to record at a consistent speed, the invention of more sophisticated filmstocks and lenses, allowing directors to film in increasingly dim conditions, and the development of synch sound, allowing sound to be recorded at exactly 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).

List of movie-related topics

Film people

Actors

Film crew

film criticism

Film directors

Screenwriter

Movie studio

Experimental filmmaker

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince

Etienne-Jules Marey

Classification by chronology

List of 'years in film'

1960s movies

1970s movies

1980s movies

1990s movies

2000s movies

Classification by geographical location of production

• Cinema of Albania
• Cinema of Argentina
• Cinema of Australia
• Cinema of Brazil
• Cinema of Canada
• Cinema of Chile
• Cinema of China
• Cinema of the Czech republic
• Cinema of Egypt
• Cinema of France
• Cinema of Germany
• Cinema of India (Bollywood, Kollywood, Malayalam cinema)
• Cinema of Indonesia
• Cinema of Iran
• Cinema of Italy
• Cinema of Japan
• Cinema of Malaysia
• Cinema of Mexico
• Cinema of Nepal (Woodmandu,Documentry cinema)
• Cinema of New Zealand
• Cinema of Quebec
• Cinema of Russia
• Cinema of South Africa
• Cinema of South Korea
• Cinema of Sweden
• Cinema of Turkey
• Cinema of the United States (Hollywood)

External links, references, and resources

• Netflix Online DVD Rentals Rent DVDs online with no late fees or return dates
• The IMDb (Internet Movie Database) for information on specific motion pictures.
• Rotten Tomatoes for an overview of reviews of a film
• Ain't It Cool News
• The Open Movie Database
• Yahoo! Movies for information on specific movies, including upcoming movies by title, date, actor at Greg's Previews
• Box Office Mojo for box office figures by date, genre, etc. including box office records
• NEPALI FILMfor new movie to discuss
• The Numbers for box office figures by movie, actor, etc. including box office records