Film screening
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| - | :''[[film release]]'' | + | A '''film screening''' is the displaying of a motion picture or [[film]], generally referring to a special showing as part of a film's production and release cycle.<!-- NOT, but it is also used for a routine event open to the public.--> To show the film to best advantage, special screenings may take place in plush, low seat-count theaters with very high quality (sometimes especially certified) projection and sound equipment, and can be accompanied by food and drink and spoken remarks by producers, writers, or actors. Special screenings typically occur outside normal theatrical showing hours. |
| - | A '''movie theater''' ([[North America]]), also known as a '''cinema''' ([[Australia]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as well as North America), a '''movie house''', or the '''pictures''', is a venue, usually a building, for viewing [[film|motion pictures]] ("movies" or "films"). Most cinemas are commercial operations catering to the [[general public]], who attend by purchasing a [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]]. | + | The different types of screenings are presented here in their order within a film's development. |
| - | ==Programming== | + | |
| - | Movie theaters may be classified by the type of movies or when they are shown: | + | |
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| - | *''First-run theater'': A theater that runs primarily [[mainstream]] film fare from the major film companies and [[film distributor|distributors]], during the initial new release period of each film. | + | |
| - | *''Second-run'' or ''discount theater'': A theater that runs films that have already shown in the first-run theaters and presented at a lower ticket price. (These are sometimes known as [[dollar theaters]] or "Cheap Seats".) | + | |
| - | *''Repertoire/repertory theater'' or ''arthouse'': A theater that presents more alternative and [[art film]]s as well as second-run and classic films (often known as an "Independent Cinema" in the UK). | + | |
| - | *An ''[[adult theater]]'' or ''sex theater'' specializes in showing [[pornographic movie]]s. | + | |
| - | *[[IMAX]] theaters can show conventional movies, but the major benefits of the IMAX system are only available when showing movies filmed using it. While a few mainstream feature films have been produced in IMAX, [[IMAX#Content|IMAX movies]] are often [[documentary film|documentaries]] featuring spectacular natural scenery, and may be limited to the 45-minute length of a single reel of IMAX film. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[British Board of Film Classification]] | + | |
| - | * [[Film]] | + | |
| - | * [[Film screening]] | + | |
| - | * [[Fictional film]] | + | |
| - | * [[Home cinema]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of film formats]] | + | |
| - | * [[Motion Picture Association of America]] | + | |
| - | * [[Movie palace]] | + | |
| - | * [[Nickelodeon (movie theater)|Nickelodeon movie theater]] | + | |
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A film screening is the displaying of a motion picture or film, generally referring to a special showing as part of a film's production and release cycle. To show the film to best advantage, special screenings may take place in plush, low seat-count theaters with very high quality (sometimes especially certified) projection and sound equipment, and can be accompanied by food and drink and spoken remarks by producers, writers, or actors. Special screenings typically occur outside normal theatrical showing hours. The different types of screenings are presented here in their order within a film's development.
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