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What is another term for a film?

How are the moving images of a film created?

What is 'cinema' short for?

What is used to ensure that each frame remains still during projection?

What is the traditional material used for recording the still images of a film before digital production?

What accompanies the moving images of a film?

What is the name of the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures?

Which of the following terms is commonly used in the United States to refer to an individual motion-picture?

What was the slang term 'flick' first recorded in?

Which term is commonly used as an overarching term in scholarly texts and critical essays?

What was sometimes used instead of 'screen' in the early years?

What was possibly originated around 200 BCE in Central Asia, India, Indonesia or China?

When was the stroboscopic animation principle introduced with the stroboscopic disc?

'Magic lanterns' were popular from 1790 throughout the first half of which century?

'Flickering appearance of early films' led to the origin of which slang term?

What could feature mechanical slides, rear projection, mobile projectors, superimposition, dissolving views, live actors, smoke, odors, sounds and even electric shocks?

Film Terminology

Another term for a film is a "movie".
Moving images of a film are created by taking a sequence of still images and displaying them in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement.

Film Production

To ensure that each frame remains still during projection, a registration pin is used.
Traditional material used for recording still images of a film before digital production is celluloid.

Film Components

Accompanying the moving images of a film is sound.
The thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures is called the emulsion layer.

Film Terminology in the United States

A commonly used term to refer to an individual motion-picture in the United States is a "picture".
The slang term "flick" was first recorded in 1896.

Scholarly Film Terminology

A commonly used overarching term in scholarly texts and critical essays is "cinema", which is short for "cinematography".

Early Film Projection

Instead of "screen", "sheet" was sometimes used in the early years.
The origin of the magic lantern, a precursor to film, possibly originated around 200 BCE in Central Asia, India, Indonesia, or China.

Animation Principle

The stroboscopic animation principle was introduced with the stroboscopic disc in 1833.

Magic Lanterns

Magic lanterns were popular from 1790 throughout the first half of the 19th century.

Slang Term Origin

The "flickering appearance of early films" led to the origin of the slang term "flick".

Early Film Features

Magic lantern shows could feature mechanical slides, rear projection, mobile projectors, superimposition, dissolving views, live actors, smoke, odors, sounds, and even electric shocks.

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