capture vs film

capture

verb
  • To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation. 

  • To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers). 

  • To reproduce convincingly. 

  • To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. 

noun
  • Something that has been captured; a captive. 

  • An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem. 

  • A particular match found for a pattern in a text string. 

  • The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. 

  • The recording or storage of something for later playback. 

film

verb
  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

  • To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle. 

  • To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. 

noun
  • A medium used to capture images in a camera. 

  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb. 

  • A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. 

  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 

How often have the words capture and film occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )