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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Greaves helmed the event and captured it all on film, but died in 2014 at the age of 87 without ever releasing the footage.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Schottenheimer later watched the game on film and pushed back against the idea that Pickens’ effort was below standard.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Stage and screen director Maria Friedman focuses this story tightly on Frank (both figuratively and literally, on film), cursed with overwhelming talent and overweening ambition.
—Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Saturday’s ceremony concluded with Foster receiving the festival’s Tribute award, which honors people for their impact on film.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Schottenheimer later watched the game on film and pushed back against the idea that Pickens’ effort was below standard.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Stage and screen director Maria Friedman focuses this story tightly on Frank (both figuratively and literally, on film), cursed with overwhelming talent and overweening ambition.
—Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Saturday’s ceremony concluded with Foster receiving the festival’s Tribute award, which honors people for their impact on film.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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