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Film and record , verbs . I use record for voice and film for videos. But can you say : record a film ?
If you use film most times with movies , does it sound fine to say : film a film ??
Thank you
Nov 29, 2021 11:12 PM
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‘Film’ is an old technology. You would use it as a verb if you are talking about the past, or if you are taking about the world of commercial cinema.
The series was filmed/shot in Slovenia.
Let’s go see a film/movie.
They made a film about Caesar. (Not ‘filmed a film’ which sounds a bit silly)
Otherwise we’d use words like ‘shoot’, video’ or ‘take a video’. I also think ‘record’ is ok informally as short for ‘video-record’ as long as it’s obvious from context that it wasn’t only the sound.
I recorded the game and will post it on YouTube.
Can you take a video of the speech?
I videoed all my kids’ events.
The competition is shot remotely.
November 30, 2021
"Film a film" is not wrong, but it sounds weird.
You can say "film a movie" or "make a film".
We wouldn't say "record a film", but a long time ago in the age of VHS videotapes, we would say "I recorded a show" if we recorded something from television.
November 29, 2021
You can film or record a video, but you can only record voice. Film requires images.
So, yes, you can say that you film a film. It’s a little redundant, though. I might instead just say I film (with no direct object) or say that I record a film or make a film.
Hope that makes sense. I know it’s all “grabar” I’m Spanish, so I see your confusion.
November 29, 2021
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