on film
idiom
: in the form of a movie or video
The accident was captured on film.
seeing the works of Shakespeare on film
Examples of on film in a Sentence
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Popular on Variety The idea for capturing Pallenberg’s life on film was sparked by her son Marlon Richards, who serves as executive producer.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 May 2024
Warren Beatty’s vision of a comic strip on film comes in paint box-bright colors with nicely irreverent dialogue, a gaggle of crisp performances and one with million-dollar moxie.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There is little need for extra voices as Catching Fire has a wealth of up-close footage of Pallenberg’s life captured on film.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 May 2024
The movie is an ode to all the guys—and, ostensibly, women, though there are no obvious stuntwomen in the film—who take hard knocks to make stuff look real on film.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 May 2024
Late: Thomas Yassmin – Utah The Aussie was one of the most fun prospects to watch, as his rugby background was undeniable on film.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Her tragic life, which included spending the last decades of her life in an asylum, has been immortalized on film by Isabelle Adjani opposite Gerard Depardieu in 1988’s Camille Claudel, and again by Juliette Binoche in 2013’s Camille Claudel 1915.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Object Removal is also fairly self-explanatory: The example here is removing anachronistic items accidentally captured on film in a period piece (like Starbucks on Game of Thrones).
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
As fans, celebs, and influencers flock to the desert, anticipate your social feeds being filled with Ferris wheel photos, selfies on film, and some very interesting festival fashion.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 May 2024
Warren Beatty’s vision of a comic strip on film comes in paint box-bright colors with nicely irreverent dialogue, a gaggle of crisp performances and one with million-dollar moxie.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There is little need for extra voices as Catching Fire has a wealth of up-close footage of Pallenberg’s life captured on film.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 May 2024
The movie is an ode to all the guys—and, ostensibly, women, though there are no obvious stuntwomen in the film—who take hard knocks to make stuff look real on film.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 May 2024
Late: Thomas Yassmin – Utah The Aussie was one of the most fun prospects to watch, as his rugby background was undeniable on film.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Her tragic life, which included spending the last decades of her life in an asylum, has been immortalized on film by Isabelle Adjani opposite Gerard Depardieu in 1988’s Camille Claudel, and again by Juliette Binoche in 2013’s Camille Claudel 1915.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Object Removal is also fairly self-explanatory: The example here is removing anachronistic items accidentally captured on film in a period piece (like Starbucks on Game of Thrones).
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
As fans, celebs, and influencers flock to the desert, anticipate your social feeds being filled with Ferris wheel photos, selfies on film, and some very interesting festival fashion.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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