Film

Main article: Film

The term 'film' encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as
well as the field in general. The name comes from the photographic
film (also called filmstock), historically the primary medium for
recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms for film
exist, such as motion pictures (or just pictures and "picture"), the silver
screen, photoplays, the cinema, picture shows, flicks, and most
common, movies.
Films are produced by recording people and objects with cameras, or
by creating them using animation techniques or special effects. Films
comprise a series of individual frames, but when these images are
shown in rapid succession, an illusion of motion is created. Flickering
between frames is not seen because of an effect known
as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a
fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Also of
relevance is what causes the perception of motion: a psychological
effect identified as beta movement.
Film is considered by many[who?] to be an important art form; films
entertain, educate, enlighten, and inspire audiences. Any film can
become a worldwide attraction, especially with the addition
of dubbing or subtitles that translate the film message. Films are also
artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and,
in turn, affect them.[who?]