German vocabulary: Film & streaming
61 German words for film & streaming, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
der Film
motion picture
die Rolle
role, part
das Video
video
die Kritik
criticism (negative judgement)
schauen
to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it
die Serie
series (a number of things that follow on one after the other)
die Werbung
commercial advertisement
die Kamera
camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
die Szene
scene; tableau
das Fernsehen
television
fernsehen
to watch television
ansehen
to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc)
die Sendung
delivery (by a postal service)
der Zuschauer
spectator
das Kino
cinema
das Publikum
audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.)
die Aufnahme
photo
übertragen
to transfer, transmit
der Schauspieler
actor
drehen
to turn
die Story
plot (of a novel, film, etc.)
der Eintritt
entrance, access (right to go in, also the fee thereof)
anschauen
to look at; to behold; to observe (visually); to view
die Handlung
action
die Plattform
platform
filmen
to film, to shoot
die Bewertung
evaluation, rating
der Fernseher
a television set, a TV
das Drama
drama
die Kasse
cash desk, (supermarket) checkout, (film etc.) box office
der Regisseur
director (film, theatre)
senden
to broadcast; to transmit
das Ticket
ticket
die Premiere
premiere
die Regie
direction (work of the director in cinema or theater)
die Fortsetzung
continuation, resumption
die Schauspielerin
actress, actor (female)
die Dokumentation
documentary (mainly informative product(ion), as opposed to fiction or 'day to day' event reporting)
die Episode
episode (of a series)
der Bildschirm
screen
die Leinwand
canvas (for painting)
der Dreh
knack; trick
die Komödie
comedy
das Drehbuch
script, screenplay
der Trailer
trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)
der Darsteller
actor, player, performer
der Thriller
thriller (suspenseful movie or book)
der Untertitel
subtitle
das Streaming
streaming
die Animation
animation
der Filmemacher
filmmaker
streamen
to stream
abspielen
to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay
der Dokumentarfilm
documentary
der Spielfilm
feature film, full-length movie
der Kinofilm
movie, motion picture, feature film
der Horrorfilm
horror film
die Fernsehserie
TV series
der Drehbuchautor
screenwriter
die Fernsehsendung
television program, television show
der Zeichentrickfilm
animated cartoon, animated film, cartoon film