Discipline encompassing the art and form of expression of filmmaking and motion pictures, which are produced in the media of film or videotape, on which a series of pictures are presented to the eye in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement. It may also refer to similar art created in digital media. For the actual works created on film, use "motion pictures (visual works)."

Source: Art and Architecture Thesaurus

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