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Cut, print, and that’s a wrap: The origins of filmic language

That’s a wrap! The origins of filmic language

“Film is history.” I’m reminded in the above quote by Martin Scorsese (who, impressively, enters his 49th year as a feature film director in 2012) that film and history are inextricably linked. By its very nature, a film is a historical artifact—a record of some past action that preserves the moment for time to come. Film, [...]

Posted on: November 16 2012 | Posted by: | Comments: 1 | Categories: English in use, Word origins | Tags: , , , , , ,

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