short subject

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Recent Examples of short subject The last person to accomplish this feat was Charles Guggenheim in 1994, for feature length D-Day Remembered and short subject A Time for Justice, winning for the latter. Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 Documentary feature Documentary short subject International feature film Makeup & hairstyling Music (original score) Music (original song) Animated short film Live-action short film Sound Visual effects When are the 2025 Oscars? Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture. PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 Full Frame is also a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for short subject
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Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Noun
  • Those iconic 19th-century photographs that revealed the mystery of how a horse runs – and how motion pictures would one day work?
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
  • The motion picture industry is a small percentage (1.4%) of the state’s economic output, but California still leads the country in entertainment employment.
    Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • That's a grand total of $1.5 billion injected into the Texas moving picture industry.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places.
    Paul Ridden June 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • That version comes equipped with the Meta AI voice assistant and includes features that, when tethered to a smartphone, lets users identify city landmarks, get recipes when looking at ingredients and record and send voice messages on WhatsApp and Messenger.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 July 2025
  • Its auto-pause technology is a special feature that prevents overheating by stopping airflow after three seconds of inactivity.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The collection will include men’s and women’s apparel and headwear, including swimwear, board shorts, volleys, fleeces, Ts, hats among other items.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
  • These go with so many outfits—leggings, shorts, skirts, dresses—thanks to the low-top uppers and easy-to-match style.
    April Benshosan, Glamour, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Jean-Stéphane Bron is a very talented documentary filmmaker who has always challenged the form of the documentary.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • That message was clear following the screening of her new documentary, Winning Against Time, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Wednesday night (July 9).
    Essence, Essence, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Ben, now 24, was schooled from an early age in classic Disney cartoons from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, thanks to the great Disney Treasures DVD sets.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 16 July 2025
  • For Obst, the creation of the play provided a real creative leap when Peanuts Worldwide, the company that manages the licensing of Schulz’s famous cartoon gang, granted her team the rare chance to write for its legendary characters.
    Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

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