motion picture
noun
1
: a series of pictures projected on a screen in rapid succession with objects shown in successive positions slightly changed so as to produce the optical effect of a continuous picture in which the objects move
2
: a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures : movie
Examples of motion picture in a Sentence
He was given a starring role in a major motion picture.
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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The Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester will honor the cinematic legacy of George Eastman, who founded the school as well as the Eastman Kodak Company — and is the father of motion picture film.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.
—Mitch Glazier, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, on the seventh day, the Lord — who’d originally earmarked this as a day of rest — went to Warner Bros. Pictures and, having somehow managed to secure a meeting with studio executives, declared that there would be a motion picture dedicated to his crowning achievement.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
However, that’s a hard pill for a filmmaker to swallow and also a ding to the studio in its financial modeling of a motion picture.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.
—Mitch Glazier, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, on the seventh day, the Lord — who’d originally earmarked this as a day of rest — went to Warner Bros. Pictures and, having somehow managed to secure a meeting with studio executives, declared that there would be a motion picture dedicated to his crowning achievement.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
However, that’s a hard pill for a filmmaker to swallow and also a ding to the studio in its financial modeling of a motion picture.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motion picture
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20picture. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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