Where did the name film come from?
The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick".
What is the full meaning of film?
Definitions of film. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement. the film was shot on location synonyms: flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show.
Is the word cinema Greek?
The word cinema derives from the Greek kinematographos = kinema and grapho. Κinema (cinema) means the movement and the verb grapho means to write, to record. Cinema records the movement, it is moving images. In English the whole Greek word has been kept in the word cinematography, which is the film making.
What was the original term for movie?
movie (n.)\n\n 1912 (perhaps 1908), shortened form of moving picture in the cinematographic sense (1896). As an adjective from 1913. Movie star attested from 1913. Another early name for it was photoplay.