motion picture
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motion picture (plural motion pictures)
- A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
- Some technical knowledge of cameras and lighting is needed to create a motion picture.
- 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
- The line along the Northumbrian coast to Berwick and into Scotland is stunning (even on a Voyager!), and the weather is perfect - just sit back, relax, and enjoy the motion picture that plays beyond the window.
- A movie.
- “Gone with the Wind” is my favorite motion picture.
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movie — see movie