Film

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Production Cinematography Principal photography Videography Shooting script Film inventory report Daily call sheet Production report Daily production report Daily progress report Daily editor log Sound report Cost report
Post-production Film editing Re-recording Sync sound Soundtrack Music Special effects (sound visual) Negative cost
Distribution Distribution Film release (wide limited delayed) Roadshow
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A film, also known as a movie or motion picture,^[a] is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations.^[1]

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