The Emergence Machine

Film

physical · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

A film is a sequence of moving images, often with sound, created through cinematography and editing to convey narrative, emotion, or information.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
film
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0FilmImageArtCinematographySkillExperienceLightMemorySound… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCinemaL12BiopicL13Diegetic SoundL13Digital CinemaL13DirectorL13FilmL11SoundL6CinematographyL8ImageL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sound L6 (requires)
    A film is a sequence of moving images, often with sound, created through cinematography and editing to convey narrative, emotion, or information.
  • Cinematography L8 (requires)
    A film is a sequence of moving images, often with sound, created through cinematography and editing to convey narrative, emotion, or information.
  • Image L10 (requires)
    A film is a sequence of moving images, often with sound, created through cinematography and editing to convey narrative, emotion, or information.

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