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For my first week as a new boy at Radley College, back in the summer of 1979, I was followed around by a film crew.
James Lovegrove

Meaning of "film crew" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILM CREW

film crew  [fɪlm kruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILM CREW

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Film crew is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILM CREW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

film crew

Film crew

A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. The Crew is distinguished from the cast as the cast are understood to be the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film. The crew is also separate from the producers as the producers are the ones who own a portion of either the film company or the film's intellectual property rights. A film crew is divided into different departments, each of which specializes in a specific aspect of the production. Film crew positions have evolved over the years, spurred by technological change, but many traditional jobs date from the early 20th century and are common across jurisdictions and film-making cultures. Motion picture making occurs in three clearly defined sequential phases — pre-production, principal photography and post-production — and many film crew positions are associated with only one or two of the phases. Distinctions are also made between above-the-line personnel and the below-the-line "technical" crew.

Definition of film crew in the English dictionary

The definition of film crew in the dictionary is a group of people who are involved in the practical and technical business of shooting a film, especially.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILM CREW


accrue
əˈkruː
aircrew
ˈɛəˌkruː
airscrew
ˈɛəˌskruː
corkscrew
ˈkɔːkˌskruː
crew
kruː
Crewe
kruː
cru
kruː
ecru
ˈɛkruː
jackscrew
ˈdʒækˌskruː
krewe
kruː
screw
skruː
setscrew
ˈsɛtˌskruː
thumbscrew
ˈθʌmˌskruː
unscrew
ʌnˈskruː
woodscrew
ˈwʊdˌskruː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILM CREW

film badge
film badge dosimeter
film buff
film camera
film clip
film colour
film company
film critic
film fan
film festival
film industry
film library
film noir
film pack
film projector
film rating
film rights
film script
film sequence
film set

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILM CREW

Allen screw
ambulance crew
Archimedes´ screw
cabin crew
camera crew
cap screw
fire crew
flight crew
ground crew
grub screw
gun crew
ice screw
lag screw
lead screw
machine screw
maintenance crew
Phillips screw
self-tapping screw
turn the screw
twin-screw

Synonyms and antonyms of film crew in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «film crew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILM CREW

Find out the translation of film crew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of film crew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «film crew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剧组人员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equipo de la película
570 millions of speakers

English

film crew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्म के कर्मचारियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طاقم الفيلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

съемочная группа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equipe de filmagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলচ্চিত্র কর্মীবৃন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équipe du film
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

krew filem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Film-Crew
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

撮影隊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영화 승무원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kru film
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đoàn làm phim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படக்குழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रपट सोडून इतर सर्व खलाशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Film ekibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troupe del film
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekipa filmowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знімальна група
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echipa de filmare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλήρωμα ταινία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

film bemanning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filmteamet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filmteam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of film crew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM CREW»

The term «film crew» is regularly used and occupies the 56.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM CREW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about film crew

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8 QUOTES WITH «FILM CREW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word film crew.
1
Tobin Bell
'Saw' has been a unique experience in that I've had the opportunity to work with some really great artists, and everyone has contributed in so many different ways, in all of the different departments of a film crew.
2
Susan Boyle
I live myself with my cat Pebbles. She isn't enjoying the attention as much as me - she ran off up the stairs as soon as the film crew for the show came into the house. She didn't come down for hours. But I have the support of all my brothers and sisters and my neighbours and friends - everyone thinks it's just great.
3
Anthony Head
Well, it wasn't a holiday, but I had expected to do some sightseeing when I went to Haiti to film a series called 'True Horror' for Discovery. Before I arrived, our film crew were kidnapped and held at knifepoint.
4
Ben Kingsley
I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was that everywhere I went I was being followed by an invisible film crew.
5
James Lovegrove
For my first week as a new boy at Radley College, back in the summer of 1979, I was followed around by a film crew.
6
Denis Villeneuve
On a film crew, you can see very quickly that some people who are working with you are stronger than you. Then you have to have the humility to listen to them. And because very often they have better ideas than yours, it can be tough on the evil ego. But it makes a better film.
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Denis Villeneuve
As a director, you're a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you're a better director if you're open to other people's ideas. It means that it's tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody's aiming in the same direction... I'm open to my main partners in the film crew.
8
Mark Zupan
People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILM CREW»

Discover the use of film crew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to film crew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flim Crew: Fundamentals of Professional Film and Video ...
Loaded with illustrations, up-to-date production terminology, and valuable industry insight, this edition also includes a helpful sample production forms section. Learn from the mistakes of others while picking up expert tips.
Nicholas George, 2010
2
Let the Credits Roll: Interviews with Film Crew
This book reveals the mystery behind the job titles as crew members tell their stories, explaining what their jobs are, how they came to have a career in filmmaking and their many experiences both serious and comic.
Barbara Baker, 2003
3
The Phantom Film Crew
Nell Tripper, daughter of a documentary film maker, and her friend, Sam, a sound man, try to stop a top jewel thief known as the ice king.
K. Nancy Robinson, Nancy K. Robinson, 1986
4
The Film Crew of Hollywood: Profiles of Grips, ...
Profiles of Grips, Cinematographers, Designers, a Gaffer, a Stuntman and a Makeup Artist James C. Udel. studio big shotJack Foreman to run the grip department at MGM. His alma mater seemed like the perfect fit (he was engaged with ...
James C. Udel, 2013
5
Representing the Rural: Space, Place, and Identity in Films ...
While there are a number of points of conflict between the villagers and the film crew (notably the fact that the film crew is rapidly using up the available food in the village), the suggestion that a village girl could be asked to play the role of ...
Catherine Fowler, Gillian Helfield, 2006
6
On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction
In this book he explains in layman's terms the principles of film editing, using examples and anecdotes from almost five decades in the film industry.--From publisher description.
Edward Dmytryk, 1984
7
Rebel Without a Crew, Or, How a 23-year-old Filmmaker with ...
Describes the making of "El Mariachi" and subsequent Hollywood negotiations for international distribution
Robert Rodriguez, 1995
8
How a Twenty-three-year-old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a ...
Describes the making of "El Mariachi" and distribution negotiations
Robert Rodriguez, 1996
9
The Crew Chief's Son: A Trackside Memoir of Early NASCAR
Roy Tyner, the “Flying Indian,” was hired by a Hollywood film crew to purposely crash his 1957 Chevy over the guardrail for the movie Thunder in Carolina. Bobby Johns shown with his blue-and-white 1957 Chevy Grand National. 4. 1959: The ...
Michael L. Clements, 2011
10
A History of Horror
Purporting to present the “lost film” documenting the fate of an anthropological expedition deep in the Amazon rainforest, Cannibal Holocaust instead reels out the fictional narrative of a film crew consisting of director Alan Yates (Carl Gabriel  ...
Wheeler W. Dixon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILM CREW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term film crew is used in the context of the following news items.
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Film crew uses heavy metal to attract sharks
A film crew looking for a particular shark used an underwater speaker playing heavy metal music to attract great white sharks, the Huffington ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
2
The most disgusting film of all time: which movie gets your vote?
A film so horribly realistic that its director was arrested for murder, Cannibal Holocaust concerns an American film crew who go missing in the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
PHOTO: New Ghostbusters Cast Gathers For Film Shoot in Boston
Actresses, Actors and film crew members were out in full force this week for the production of the new Ghostbusters movie. After much ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
In Lowell, it's lights, camera ... 'aktion'
A film crew working on a movie for the German station ZDF has been on set in Lowell recently at the corner of Broadway and Dutton streets. «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
5
WWII-era sea plane breaks up during USS Indianapolis movie shoot
The film crew had to evacuate the plane for safety reasons. The crew attempted to salvage the aircraft by bringing it on to a barge, and during ... «NavyTimes.com, Jul 15»
6
Your Next Travel Destination, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
You may have seen a film crew around the streets of Sioux Falls over the past few days. They're part of Brand USA, a company aimed at ... «KDLT News, Jul 15»
7
Cross-channel row over who can claim historic electric plane flight
... Lydd airfield, Kent, he was cheered into Calais by a crowd of hundreds, with Airbus's own film crew capturing the moment from a helicopter. «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Tide is rising for burials at sea
In Japan and Asia the appeal of sea burials is growing, said White, thus the interest from the Japanese film crew. Burial plots in the island ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
9
Greek 'crisis' crime novelist Petros Markaris captivates Germans
... Merkel and is called Mrs Metaxas -- the name of a Greek dictator -- while a German film crew captures post-Grexit images of Greeks partying. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
'Ghostbusters' film crew aids police in alleged Chinatown assault …
Film crew members working on the set of the movie remake aided police after the elderly woman was allegedly assaulted in Chinatown on ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»

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