Film and Short subject

Film

Film noun - A story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track.
Usage example: watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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Synonyms for Film

Short subject and film are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short subject" instead a noun "Film".

Nearby Words: filmy, filmed, filming, filmic, filmland

Short subject

Short subject noun - A brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature.
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Synonyms for Short subject

Film and short subject are semantically related. You can use "Film" instead a noun phrase "Short subject".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Fetchit turned down the offer for a series, not wanting to go from being a feature film player to a short subject one.
  • Disney / The Jungle Book Early-Bird Cameo: The elephants in this film actually all made an appearance in the short subject Goliath II before actually making their official debuts here.
  • In the United States, a "short film" usually means a movie between 20 and 40 minutes, while anything shorter than 20 minutes is supposedly called "short subject".
    Source: Short Film
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