Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The art, process, or job of filming movies.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Motion picture photography.

    Lichtbildkunst, Kinematographie

    кинемато́графkinematógraf, кинематогра́фияkinematográfija, киноиску́сствоkinoiskússtvo

    кінемато́графkinematóhraf, кінематогра́фіяkinematohráfija

More definitions
  • the act of making a film

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Gustavo analyzes the cinematography of movies.

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  2. Montage is a language unique to cinematography.

    ruМонтаж - это уникальный язык кинематографа.

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  3. Although the cinematography was well-executed, the sound effects were amateurish.

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  4. Cinematography is a magical world.

    ruКинематограф - это волшебный мир.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures:
Русский
By meaning 1
the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures:

Origin

From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato-

From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato- + -graphy.

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Forms

plural: cinematographies
Singularcinematography
Pluralcinematographies

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
filmmaking § Synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
RelatedcinemaA1photographyA2cinematiccinematologyvideographycinematographer
Derivedchronocinematographymicrocinematography

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cinchcindercinemaA1cinnamoncipher
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