Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Motion Pictures

The art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures for entertainment, propaganda, or instruction.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures for entertainment, propaganda, or instruction.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Motion Picture
  • Picture, Motion
  • Pictures, Motion
  • Cinema
  • Film
  • Films
  • Films as Topic
  • Movie
  • Movies
  • Movies as Topic
  • Cinemas
  • Films as Topics
  • Movies as Topics

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

docudrama, if a motion picture, goes here; do not confuse with Publication Type DOCUMENTARIES AND FACTUAL FILMS

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History Note

2018(1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Motion Pictures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009040. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009040
  2. Motion Pictures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film
  3. Motion Pictures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11424