Cinefilm

/ˈsɪnɪˌfɪlm/ noun

Definition

Motion picture film or the film stock specifically used in cinematography cameras; movie film.

Etymology

From cine- (cinematography) + film. A compound term used particularly in British English to distinguish film used for motion pictures from still photography film.

Kelly Says

The specificity of needing the word 'cinefilm' shows how cinema became its own technological world—with different film stocks, cameras, and techniques completely separate from photography.

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