cinematographic
Of motion pictures
Cinematographic describes something relating to the art or technique of making motion pictures.
The word covers both technical aspects—camera work, lighting, film stock—and aesthetic qualities: The cinematographic style evoked 1940s noir.
A cinematographic work is one recorded on film or video.
The shorter cinematic is more common in everyday speech, while cinematographic tends toward formal or technical contexts.
Lateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- craneLifter or wader
- dollyWheeled moving platform
zoom · tilt · handheld · jib · wide-angle · telephoto · aerial · POV
Visual elements within frame
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
surrealism · neorealism · noir · symbolism · motif · tableau · stylization · color-grading
Assembled sequence of images
- cross-cuttingEditing between parallel actions
- jump-cutAbrupt sequential edit
- fade-inGradual visual emergence
- fade-outGradual disappearance effect
dissolve · split-screen · wipe · L-cut · J-cut · continuity · intercutting · flashback
Primary illumination in filming
- backlightIllumination behind a display
- practicalsHands-on examinations
- gelsSets or coagulates
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
bounce · exposure · highlights · shadows · chiaroscuro · silhouette · tungsten · LED
panning
Lateral camera traverse
dolly · zoom · tilt · handheld · jib · wide-angle · telephoto · aerial · POV · gimbal
mise-en-scène
Visual elements within frame
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
expressionism · surrealism · neorealism · noir · symbolism · motif · tableau · stylization · color-grading · tone
montage
Assembled sequence of images
- cross-cuttingEditing between parallel actions
- jump-cutAbrupt sequential edit
- fade-inGradual visual emergence
fade-out · dissolve · split-screen · wipe · L-cut · J-cut · continuity · intercutting · flashback · flash-forward
keylight
Primary illumination in filming
- backlightIllumination behind a display
- practicalsHands-on examinations
- gelsSets or coagulates
diffusion · bounce · exposure · highlights · shadows · chiaroscuro · silhouette · tungsten · LED · low-key
director
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
shooting · location · studio · set · crew · footage · take · scene · blocking · coverage
cinematographicphotographic
Of or involving cameras
still · static · literary · textual · sculptural
cinematographicuncinematic
Unsuited for the screen
amateurish · artless · documentary-style · raw · unpolished
cinematographictheatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
live · staged · onstage · unrecorded · real-time
cinematographer, cinematography, cinematograph, cinematographers