cinematic
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Cinematic describes qualities associated with motion pictures—the visual style, dramatic scope, or technical craft of film.
A cinematic experience feels like watching a movie.
Cinematic shots use camera angles and lighting typical of cinema.
Video games and novels are praised as cinematic when they achieve movie-like atmosphere or pacing: The chase scene was almost cinematic in its intensity.
Film's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
narration · protagonist · antagonist · climax · denouement · arc · characterization · exposition
Visual elements within frame
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- shotQuick liquor serving
- panningLateral camera traverse
tracking · close-up · wide-angle · zoom · lighting · color-grading · slow-motion · time-lapse
Director with total control
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- textureSurface tactile quality
- motifRecurring thematic element
- noirHard-boiled film genre
expressionism · surrealism · neorealism · avant-garde · pastiche · verisimilitude · pacing · tone
Enormously successful entertainment property
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
stunts · CGI · IMAX · 3D · pyrotechnics · high-budget · set-piece · widescreen
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- premiereFirst public performance
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
sequel · franchise · box-office · actor · actress · casting · release · distributor
Numerical standing in competition
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- ambiencePervading mood of place
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- tensionStretched or strained state
suspense · eerie · haunting · ethereal · foreboding · ominous · mysterious · nostalgic
Pity-evoking quality
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- emotionComplex psychological state
performance · stakes · motivation · obstacle · ensemble · scene-stealing · gravitas · intensity
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
dialogue · narration · protagonist · antagonist · climax · denouement · arc · characterization · exposition · flashback
mise-en-scène
Visual elements within frame
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- shotQuick liquor serving
panning · tracking · close-up · wide-angle · zoom · lighting · color-grading · slow-motion · time-lapse · exposure
auteur
Director with total control
noir · expressionism · surrealism · neorealism · avant-garde · pastiche · verisimilitude · pacing · tone · stylized
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
panorama · stunts · CGI · IMAX · 3D · pyrotechnics · high-budget · set-piece · widescreen · sweeping
director
One who leads
trailer · sequel · franchise · box-office · actor · actress · casting · release · distributor · red-carpet
score
Numerical standing in competition
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- ambiencePervading mood of place
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
tension · suspense · eerie · haunting · ethereal · foreboding · ominous · mysterious · nostalgic · dreamy
pathos
Pity-evoking quality
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
emotion · performance · stakes · motivation · obstacle · ensemble · scene-stealing · gravitas · intensity · chemistry
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- media descriptorsdramatic, thrilling, suspenseful, emotional, atmospheric
- photo effectsblur, sharpen, brightness, contrast, saturation
- writing stylesformal, informal, minimalism, maximalism, concise
- cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting
cinematictheatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
literary · novelistic · stagey · televisual · operatic
cinematicuncinematic
Unsuited for the screen
amateurish · flat · static · grainy · televisual
cinematicmundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
prosaic · undramatic · small-scale · quotidian · unspectacular
- cinematic universeInterconnected franchise of films
- cinematic experienceWatching movies as spectacle
- cinematic styleVisual approach in movies
- cinematic adaptationSource material filmed
- cinematic horrorFrightening film genre
- cinematic artArtistic motion pictures