filmhood

English

Etymology

From film +‎ -hood.

Noun

filmhood (uncountable)

1. (film) The quality, state, or condition of a film, especially in reference to its cinematic completion, achievement, accomplishment, or success.
   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:

     Soon the Germans would see me on their screens and hear me barking. There was also plenty of work for me in Hollywood. The Food of the Gods was never to achieve filmhood, nor was the projected musical on Shakespeare's life called Will!

   • 2007, Film and Philosophy:

     By stripping down film to the minimal conditions for filmhood, the filmmaker highlighted those conditions in ways that can lead viewers to comprehend Serene Velocity's philosophical point.