noun

cinematography

cinematography

The film won an award for its cinematography.

The film won an award for its cinematography.

((cinematography)) the art of making motion pictures The film's cinematography was stunning.

Synonyms: filmmaking, photography

From Greek 'kinema' (movement) + 'graphein' (to write). It literally means 'writing with movement'.

Think of 'cinema graphics'. It's the art of creating the 'graphics' or images for the cinema.

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