1. 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";
   - movie, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic [informal], flick [informal]
    
2. A medium that disseminates moving pictures
   "film coverage of sporting events";
   - cinema, celluloid, big screen [informal]
    
3. Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
   "The photographer loaded a fresh roll of photographic film into his vintage camera";
   - photographic film
    
4. A thin coating or layer
   "the table was covered with a film of dust"
    
5. A thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
   "She covered the leftover food with plastic film before putting it in the refrigerator";
   - plastic film

1. Make a film or photograph of something
   "film a movie";
   - shoot, take
    
2. Record in film
   "The coronation was filmed"

Derived forms: filming, filmed, films

Type of: article, create, enter, flat solid, make, medium, object, photographic material, photographic paper, physical object, product, production, put down, record, sheet, wrap, wrapper, wrapping

Encyclopedia: Film, Film, Film