The original negative film used in cinematography that captures the image, from which positive prints are made for projection.
From 'cine' (cinema) + 'negative,' referring to the photographic negative in film production. In photography and film, a negative is the inverted image from which prints are made.
Before digital cameras, the cinenegative was precious—it was the only original record of a film, so studios had to protect these physical strips of film in vaults because losing them meant losing the movie forever!
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