How to Use on film in a Sentence

on film

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  • But the spot was shot on film on a real set.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Farrow, in her greatest work on film, runs cool to the touch.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Their most successful plays are on film.
    Sam McDowell 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This, of course, was evident on film.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An edit was done on film, but that’s not a thing that people have seen.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But then on film, the nuance is there in a powerful way.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Whatever the case, Texas just put its best stuff on film.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Cinephiles can be a bit elitist about their preference for movies on film.
    Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Just like vinyl records, all the cool kids now want their movies to be on film and shown in 70mm.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Getting the kill shot on film was essential.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The thing that jumps out to me on film is his instincts and his ability to throw on time.
    Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Since then has continued to act on film and TV.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Lobo is an anti-hero alien and has never been portrayed before on film.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • There are a few things, but right now my focus is actually on film projects.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Warnock had heard a lot of the stories, but no one had documented them on film.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • All that stuff began in the old days, with theatrical acting on film.
    Vulture, 21 June 2023
  • But the Dolphins, clearly, know much more than what showed up on film from those three games.
    CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And a documentary crew was there to capture the process on film.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
  • This one feels like the purest expression of Redford’s heart on film.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The mistake is not betting on film, or television, or the phone.
    Hernan Lopez, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • The whole allure of staring death in the face on film wasn’t born in the ’70s, of course.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Then there’s the frock that actually appears on film—with no slit at all.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • If a prospect is only elite in one bucket, teams start looking for the missing trait on film.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Place one of these gems on each table and let guests go to town shooting candids and fun moments on film.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2023
  • There is no wonder Emma was asked to present the award for best costume on film’s big night.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The former has arguably never been better on film.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That's the only spacewalk ever not captured on film.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This will take time — crewmembers and technicians to get up to speed — and time is money on film sets.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The point was to be made on film, the lingua franca of wartime propaganda.
    Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Yet, at the same time, little room was allowed for retakes as Coubia shot the whole project on film.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026

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