# Need a name for a serious film discussion group **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769 "2020-08-22T19:37:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/41 "2020-08-23T16:20:31Z")
Filmflam ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/42 "2020-08-23T16:21:40Z")
Celluloid Heroes? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/43 "2020-08-23T16:43:02Z")
24 FPS And here is some additional text just so the post will go through without giving me grief… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/44 "2020-08-23T16:58:18Z")
Overcranking Undercranking In Focus Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Lens Slow Pans Crane Shots POV ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/45 "2020-08-23T17:36:49Z")
Flim Flam Film Fans (4Fs) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/46 "2020-08-23T17:42:13Z")
Massacre of Pleasure Must We Burn Cinema? Swill of the Cinéastes For High Brows Only Been There, Seen That Fahrenheit 302 (temperature at which celluloid burns) Twilight of the Celluloid Nymphs Not Showing at a Theater Near You Once Upon a Time… Cinema ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/47 "2020-08-23T17:42:25Z")
In the Can Final Cuts That’s a Wrap! ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/48 "2020-08-24T13:19:27Z")
**DIY Academy** ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/49 "2020-08-25T02:19:01Z")
> [@ThisIsTheEnd](#): > > Persistence Of Vision Darn, I opened this up just to post that. I’ve always wanted to name a film company after the principle of physics that makes movies work. Now, I’d name my group “Sprockets” just so we could start every meeting with _“Velcome to Schprockets!”_ (Maybe the current host would have to change their name to “Dietah”…) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/50 "2020-08-25T07:11:41Z")
Screenplayers ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/51 "2020-08-25T13:07:46Z")
Filmy Film McFilmFace ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/52 "2020-08-25T14:30:23Z")
> [@digs](#): > > …Now, I’d name my group “Sprockets” just so we could start every meeting with _“Velcome to Schprockets!”_ > > (Maybe the current host would have to change their name to “Dietah”…) If you’ll do that, you’ll need to have a monkey you can touch… or not. ---
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/53 "2020-08-25T15:16:10Z")
Ha, I was going to say Sprockets Not Shprockets. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/54 "2020-08-25T16:35:47Z")
Reel to Real Critique ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/55 "2020-08-26T11:33:11Z")
It’s Only a Moooooovie. (Said by Alfred Hitchcock to Ingrid Bergman.) ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/56 "2020-08-26T12:16:02Z")
Reel Serious ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/57 "2020-08-26T14:32:20Z")
_Noir? You Bête!_ Of course you wouldn’t only discuss Film Noir… it’s just a name that would likely scare away the Bay Bros. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/58 "2020-08-26T15:00:37Z")
I have a better one (if this meets on Zoom): _Pan & Zoom_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/59 "2020-08-26T15:59:39Z")
Ready for Our Closeups ---
**Author:** ![LittleAnnieBirdy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/littleanniebirdy/32/4535_2.png) [@LittleAnnieBirdy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleAnnieBirdy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769/60 "2020-08-31T07:04:43Z")
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