short subject

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Recent Examples of short subject Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture. PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 Full Frame is also a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 Richard Trank is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has written and directed 14 feature and short subject documentaries. Richard Trank, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 Indeed, the Academy created a short subjects branch in 1941, back when short films preceded feature films in many theaters. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for short subject
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Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Noun
  • The Academy will continue its mission to recognize and uphold excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences, inspire imagination, and connect the world through the medium of motion pictures.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Ben Browning, FilmNation’s president of motion pictures, believes that what could be seen as a disadvantage actually gives the company an edge.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.
    Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Noun
  • Mark Anthony Green's feature debut opens on a heady scene with an audience intoxicated by the rhythmic melody of a figure on stage.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • King’s 1981 book was first adapted for the screen in the 1983 feature film of the same name, directed by Lewis Teague and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wearing a dark pink T shirt and light colored shorts, Brooks appears at the traffic stop a few minutes after receiving the frantic call.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • He was last seen wearing a brown shirt and camouflage shorts, police said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In January, Swift fans reflected on the evolution — or lack of evolution — in the musician’s activism as her documentary Miss Americana marked its fifth anniversary.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Since the documentary premiered, he’s received many emails, texts and Facebook messages from those who are still searching for someone who vanished decades ago.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • If they weren’t dressed as animals, beer bottles, giant burritos, glittery unicorns, or cartoon and video game characters, runners had on foam reindeer antlers.
    Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In the footage, the trio is shown accidentally killing a man named Mojo, a deviation from the cartoon's villain Mojo Jojo.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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