cinematography
noun
cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌsi-nə-mə-ˈtä-grə-fē 
: the art or science of motion-picture photography
Examples of cinematography in a Sentence
The film's cinematography is breathtaking.
Who did the cinematography for this film?
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The movie’s opulent sets and Giuseppe Rotunno’s limpid cinematography transmit a palpable yearning for the gilded palaces and gala balls of a bygone era.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Because the cameras had such narrow viewing angles, a smaller couch was easier for cinematography, as a way to control exactly where the bodies were likely to sit for framing.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The world these characters inhabit, within an enclave of Flushing, Queens, is a place of in-between, captured in the evocative half-light of Norm Li’s cinematography, suggesting the cool-hot glow of the title’s blue sun.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Because the cameras had such narrow viewing angles, a smaller couch was easier for cinematography, as a way to control exactly where the bodies were likely to sit for framing.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The world these characters inhabit, within an enclave of Flushing, Queens, is a place of in-between, captured in the evocative half-light of Norm Li’s cinematography, suggesting the cool-hot glow of the title’s blue sun.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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cinematography
noun
cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌsin-ə-mə-ˈtäg-rə-fē
: the art or science of motion-picture photography
cinematographer
noun
-fər
Medical Definition
cinematography
noun
cin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy
ˌsin-ə-mə-ˈtäg-rə-fē
plural cinematographies
: the art or science of motion-picture photography
X-ray fluoroscopic cinematography
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