What does cinematography mean?

Definitions for cinematography
ˌsɪn ə məˈtɒg rə ficin·e·matog·ra·phy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. filming, cinematography, motion-picture photographynoun

    the act of making a film

Wiktionary

  1. cinematographynoun

    The art and technique of making and reproducing motion pictures.

  2. Etymology: From cinematograph + -graphy

Wikipedia

  1. Cinematography

    Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, kìnema "movement" and γράφειν, gràphein "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sensor or light-sensitive material inside a movie camera. These exposures are created sequentially and preserved for later processing and viewing as a motion picture. Capturing images with an electronic image sensor produces an electrical charge for each pixel in the image, which is electronically processed and stored in a video file for subsequent processing or display. Images captured with photographic emulsion result in a series of invisible latent images on the film stock, which are chemically "developed" into a visible image. The images on the film stock are projected for viewing the same motion picture. Cinematography finds uses in many fields of science and business, as well as for entertainment purposes and mass communication.

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  1. cinematography

    Cinematography is the art and science of filming motion pictures. This involves a range of aspects including choosing the right equipment, lighting, film stock, shot selection, camera operation and movement, composition, and other visual elements that create the overall aesthetic and visual impact of a film. It's closely related to the storytelling process in filmmaking, determining how each scene is presented to effectively convey the story and evoke specific emotions in the audience.

Wikidata

  1. Cinematography

    Cinematography is the art or science of motion picture photography. It is the technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and development of the film. The cinematographer could also be referred to as the film director's main visual collaborator.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cinematography in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cinematography in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cinematography in a Sentence

  1. Hamid Dabashi:

    What is peculiar about his art is that he’s both a rootedly Iranian artist in terms of his landscape, his urban sensibilities, his cinematography, but he’s also managed to raise those Iranian aspects to moments of universality.

  2. John Travolta:

    I had n’t done television for 40 years so I was not used to trying to do that amount of work in a day’s work, but because they structured it so well for me it became natural again, I think. Because the writing was so good — every department on that project, cinematography, directing, wardrobe, makeup, hair, everything was so acutely good, it made it easy. The challenges as we went on became more about concentrating on performance and not worrying about those other departments. We have the luxury of actors being committed to these roles.

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