on film
idiom
: in the form of a movie or video
The accident was captured on film.
seeing the works of Shakespeare on film
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Those early years on film sets stuck with Patrick, however, and the desire to be in the entertainment industry won out over the political power on his mom’s Kennedy-Shriver side of the family.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 June 2025
In contrast, Gen X—raised on film cameras and early digital devices—may approach photography with a more functional mindset.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Off!’s final act: Punk legend Keith Morris and company go out with a bang onstage and on film
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The trailer for the tour splices clips recorded on film of the singer’s one-night-only performance of the album live at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 June 2025
In contrast, Gen X—raised on film cameras and early digital devices—may approach photography with a more functional mindset.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Off!’s final act: Punk legend Keith Morris and company go out with a bang onstage and on film
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The trailer for the tour splices clips recorded on film of the singer’s one-night-only performance of the album live at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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