FILM DEFINITION
The term film, as applied for the cinema, comes from the photographic medium (film stock) used in the creation and exhibition of motion pictures. In the contemporary society the word transcends its original meaning describing the technology and becomes the denominator of an art form: Cinematography.
- The term film may define different things when related to cinematography; it may means a motion picture or movie, could be referred to the photographic medium or stock, or may be used somewhat to represent the art of cinematography. Links to three entries in Wikipedia are provided.
Film
Film stock
Cinematography
- Motion Picture legal definition
Legal framework for motion picture production and distribution: Motion Picture Law and legal definition as published in the website operated by US Legal, Inc. - Kodak films
Section of the Eastman Kodak website dedicated to Cinema and Television. Explore the different types of film offered by this firm and its technical specifications. Also a sub-section dedicated to laboratory and post-production with information about filters, chemicals, gray card and services. The website also offers a historical chronology of the industry, and some educative products for sale. - The history of the discovery of cinematography
The History of the Discovery of Cinematography is a great resource publication written by Paul Burns, a film historian, researcher and author, member of The Photographic Historical Society of Canada and The Magic Lantern Society. This timeline, developed in fifteen chapters, offers a great amount of historical information about the cinematographic industry.
- Fujifilm motion picture products
This is the global Fujifilms motion picture website. Here you can access latest news, data for each film produced by the company (Negative, Positive, Intermediate and Recording film), also you can read articles from their magazine Exposure, plus check movies that were filmed with their stock. There is a section where you can watch ads from this famous Japanese company and another dedicated to the technologies applied to their products. - Agfa color film
Agfa-Gevaert is a European company that develops image technologies and, among them, some film stocks. The current assortment of Agfa Motion Picture films consists of following film types: Agfa Print CP 30, Agfa Sound ST8.D (orthochromatic black and white sound negative film), and Agfa Sound ST9 (panchromatic black and white film specially designed for recording and printing all present types of sound tracks). Datasheets for every film are provided.
- Film Quarterly Forty Years
This is a selection edited by Brian Henderson and Ann Martin with Lee Amazonas. A great reference material on the art of cinema with interesting articles about history, genres, theory, technologies and a special part dedicated to documentaries. - A definition of cinema?