cinematically
In film style
Cinematically means in a manner relating to cinema or filmmaking.
It describes something that resembles or evokes the visual style, dramatic qualities, or production techniques of movies: The sunset was cinematically perfect, a cinematically staged action sequence.
When something unfolds cinematically, it has the sweep, framing, or emotional intensity associated with film: The story builds cinematically toward its climax.
Evoking another place/time
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
atmospheric · captivating · escapism · suspension · believability · multisensory · presence · immersion
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
expressionism · neorealism · surrealism · avant-garde · symbolism · foreshadowing · allegory · motif
Enormously successful entertainment property
- visual-effectsDigitally created film imagery
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- IMAXMassive movie projection format
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
epic · stunts · high-budget · set-piece · pyrotechnics · extravaganza · showpiece · grandiose
Extensive and far-reaching
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
expansive · horizon · vastness · bird's-eye · panorama · scenery · backdrop · expanse
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- climacticRelating to the peak
- tensionStretched or strained state
- suspensefulCreating anxious anticipation
poignant · emotionally · intensely · powerfully · cathartic · gripping · riveting · compelling
transportive
Evoking another place/time
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
enveloping · atmospheric · captivating · escapism · suspension · believability · multisensory · presence · immersion · sensory
auteur
Director with total control
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- montageAssembled sequence of images
chiaroscuro · expressionism · neorealism · surrealism · avant-garde · symbolism · foreshadowing · allegory · motif · palette
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- visual-effectsDigitally created film imagery
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- IMAXMassive movie projection format
3D · epic · stunts · high-budget · set-piece · pyrotechnics · extravaganza · showpiece · grandiose · jaw-dropping
sweeping
Extensive and far-reaching
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
aerial · expansive · horizon · vastness · bird's-eye · panorama · scenery · backdrop · expanse · widescreen
theatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- climacticRelating to the peak
- tensionStretched or strained state
suspenseful · poignant · emotionally · intensely · powerfully · cathartic · gripping · riveting · compelling · heightened
cinematicallytheatrically
In a stagey manner
in print · literarily · musically · photographically · orally
cinematicallyamateurishly
In unskilled manner
crudely · plainly · artlessly · unartistically · prosaically
cinematicallyliterally
In exact terms
realistically · prosaically · undramatically · matter-of-factly · straightforwardly
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