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film de commande

English translation: commissioned film

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French term or phrase:	film de commande
English translation:	commissioned film
Entered by:	verslanglais

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11:49 Jun 30, 2011

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French term or phrase: film de commande

Hello Prozians,

I'm looking for the standard industry term for this kind of film. Here is the French definition:

Film de commande : on entend par là tout film qui répond à une demande spécifique, à savoir publicité, clip musical, mais aussi film d'entreprise.

Thanks in advance for your help!

verslanglais KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 119
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commissioned film

Explanation:
Old London Street Scenes – Extract from BFI commissioned film ... - [ Traducir esta página ]www.jamespearsonmusic.com/.../old-london-street-scenes-e... - En caché27 Feb 2010 – Old London Street Scenes – Extract from BFI commissioned film. James was recently commissioned by the BFI to compose a score for The Big ...

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Commissioned Documentary Video | Legacy & Historical Film ... - [ Traducir esta página ]www.coopermaron.com/ - En cachéSimilares
Cooper Maron brings more than 20 years of award winning video documentary production expertise to creating personal films and documentaries that capture the ...
Sarah Palin Commissioned an Epic Full-Length Movie About Herself ... - [ Traducir esta página ]nymag.com/daily/.../sarah_palin_commissioned_an_ep.htm... - En caché25 May 2011 – Sarah Palin Commissioned an Epic Full-Length Movie About Herself. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images. Last year, Sarah Palin asked conservative ...
Art News | Filmmaker Philip Haas Commissioned to Create Films for ... - [ Traducir esta página ]www.artknowledgenews.com/filmmaker-philip-haas-commi... - En cachéSimilares
29 Jun 2009 – The Kimbell Art Museum presents an innovative collaboration with filmmaker Philip Haas, an exhibition of five specially commissioned film ...

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Local time: 01:50

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Thank you for your help, MM!
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commissioned film

xxxmediamatrix

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Customer film

Richard Asher

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Commissioned film

Sam Cogdell

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commissioned film

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 01:50
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Thank you for your help, MM!

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Customer film

Explanation:
This is just another alternative to 'commissioned film' , as in the link below.

Reference: http://xfrog.com/category/customer-film-and-video/

Richard Asher
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of:

English

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Reference: Commissioned film

Reference information:
A couple of links referring to *commissioned film* used as a noun phrase.

Example sentence(s):

Commissioned film Snöball Film AS works with a variety of customers and partners to develop film in many genres. This is selection of commissioned films made for special purposes and screening options
Film Preparation and the Fire Pole. *first preview of a brand new film to screen this coming monday. it started out life as a commissioned film.

Reference: http://www.snoball.no/en/films_commissioned/
Reference: http://www.nicaskew.com/category/nics-blog/commissions-nics-...

Sam Cogdell
United States
Native speaker of:

English

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