Outline of film

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to film:

What type of thing is film? Film can be described as all of the following:

Art – aesthetic expression for presentation or performance, and the work produced from this activity. One of the arts – as an art form, film is an outlet of human expression, that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. Film is a physical manifestation of the internal human creative impulse. One of the visual arts – visual arts is a class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature. One of the performing arts – art forms in which artists use their body, voice, or objects to convey artistic expression. Performing arts include a variety of disciplines but all take the form of a performance in front of an audience. Fine art – in Western European academic traditions, fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics, distinguishing it from applied art that also has to serve some practical function. The word "fine" here does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the discipline according to traditional Western European canons. Show business – a means of providing employment for actors, screenwriters, artisans and technicians, regardless of whether the finished film was produced as a for-profit enterprise or as a not-for-profit public service.

Other names for film Movie Motion picture Talking picture Picture Celluloid Flick (or flicker) Photoplay Picture show The cinema The silver screen (talkie era); the silver sheet (silent era) Videos

Essence of film

Filmmaking – process of making a film. Filmmaking involves a number of discrete stages including an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and exhibition. Filmmaking is both an art and an industry. That is why they call it "show business". It's a show and a business. Films were originally recorded onto nitrate film stock which was highly flammable. After the late 1950s, polyester film was used which was shown through a movie projector onto a large screen (in other words, an analog recording process). The adoption of CGI-based special effects led to the use of digital intermediates. Most contemporary films are now fully digital through the entire process of production, distribution, and exhibition from start to finish.

Cinematic and television genres

By setting Biography - portrays a real-life character in his or her real-life story Crime - places its character within realm of criminal activity Fantasy - films set in imaginary worlds, often with a swords and sorcery theme Film noir - portrays its principal characters in a nihilistic and existentialist realm or manner Historical - taking place in the past Science fiction - placement of characters in an alternative reality, typically in the future or in outer space Sports - sporting events and locations pertaining to a given sport War - battlefields and locations pertaining to a time of war Western - colonial period to modern era of the western United States

By mood Action - generally involves a moral interplay between "good" and "bad" played out through violence or physical force Adventure - involving danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy Comedy - intended to provoke laughter Drama - mainly focuses on character development Erotic - sexuality or eroticism and sex acts, including love scenes Horror - intended to provoke fear in audience Mystery - the progression from the unknown to the known by discovering and solving a series of clues Pornographic - includes sexually explicit content subject matter in order to arouse, fascinate, or satisfy the viewer Romance - dwelling on the elements of romantic love Thriller - intended to provoke excitement and/or nervous tension into audience

By format Biographical - a biopic is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person, with varying degrees of basis in fact Documentary - a factual following of an event or person to gain an understanding of a particular point or issue Experimental (avant-garde) - created to test audience reaction or to expand the boundaries of film production/story exposition then generally at play Musical - a film interspersed with singing by all or some of the characters Silent - a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue

By production type Live action - film using actors Animation - illusion of motion by consecutive display of static images which have been created by hand or on a computer Television - a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network

By length Short - may strive to contain many of the elements of a "full-length" feature, in a shorter time-frame Serial - similar to shorts, but forms a constant story arc Feature film - film that is "full-length"

By age Children's film - films for young children; as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences Family - intended to be attractive for people of all ages and suitable for viewing by a young audience; examples of these are Disney films Teen film - intended for and aimed towards teens although some teen films, such as the High School Musical series; may also be a family film; not all of these films are suitable for all teens, as some are rated R Adult film - intended to be viewed only by an adult audience, content may include violence, disturbing themes, obscene language, or explicit sexual behaviour. This includes various forms of exploitation films. Adult film may also be used as a synonym for pornographic film.

By audience reception

Other genres

Cinema and television by region and country

History of film and television

Block booking Camera obscura Thomas Edison Intertitle – prior to the days of sound film, intertitles (cards with text inserted into the scene) represented dialogue or descriptive/narrative material Magic lantern Motion Picture Patents Company Phantasmagoria Silent film Zoetrope – one of several pre-film animation devices which produced the illusion of movement, most popular in the mid- to late 1800s

General film concepts

Film theory Academy Awards – an American awards show hosted by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences which recognizes excellence in cinematic achievement, as voted for by the academy itself. The statuettes handed out to winners are nicknamed "Oscars". Actor American Film Institute B movie Cinematography Celebrity Cinematic techniques Direct-to-video Digital distribution Film directing Film distribution Film distributor Film editing Film budget Film finance Film studio Film screening Film promotion Home cinema Leading actor Movie projector Movie star Physical media Set construction Superstar Sound stage Television studio

Film formats List of film formats Timeline of video formats Home video List of home video companies

Films and TV series Lists of films Lists of television programs Lists of television specials Lists of animation

Films by studio

Media Industry List of film production companies List of film distributors by country List of television production companies List of anime companies List of animation distribution companies List of animation studios List of animation studios owned by NBCUniversal List of animation studios owned by Paramount Skydance List of animation studios owned by Sony List of animation studios owned by the Walt Disney Company List of animation studios owned by Warner Bros. Discovery List of Japanese animation studios List of film archives List of cable television companies List of home video companies List of online video platforms List of pornography companies List of pornographic film studios List of satellite television companies List of streaming media services Lists of television channels List of television networks by country List of assets owned by Amazon MGM Studios List of assets owned by AMC Networks List of assets owned by Comcast List of assets owned by Fox Corporation List of assets owned by Paramount Skydance List of assets owned by Sony List of assets owned by Starz Entertainment List of assets owned by the Walt Disney Company List of assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery List of libraries owned by Comcast List of libraries owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer List of libraries owned by Paramount Skydance List of libraries owned by Sony List of libraries owned by the Walt Disney Company List of libraries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery List of libraries owned by WildBrain

Film Studios

Awards and festivals List of film awards List of film festivals List of Academy Awards ceremonies AFI 100 Years... series List of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies

Professions related to films (Film crew) Above the line

Below the line

Pre-production

Production design

Photography

Sound design

Special effect s

Animation

Talent

Post-production

Other

Notable people from the film industry Show business families Soundtrack composers

Film theorists and critics

Famous film producers

Notable film producers

Notable directors List of notable film and television directors List of pornographic film directors

Famous actors Notable actors Outline of acting

Outline of film

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