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This article is about motion pictures. For other uses, see Film (disambiguation). "Motion Picture" and "Movie" redirects here. For the Rush album see Moving Pictures (album). For the Australian rock band see Moving Pictures (band). TV & Promos.

Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film (also called filmstock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including simply picture, photoplay, picture show, flick, and most commonly, movie. Additional terms for the field in general include the cinema, the silver screen, and the movies.

Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. TV & Promos.