cinematography

English

Etymology

From French cinématographie.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪn.ə.məˌtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/

Noun

cinematography (countable and uncountable, plural cinematographies)

The art, process, or job of filming movies.
Motion picture photography.

Usage notes

Traditionally the term "cinematography" referred to working with motion picture film emulsion, but it is now largely synonymous with videography due to the use of digital technology in both fields.

Synonyms

Derived terms

cinematographer

Related terms

Translations

the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures

Esperanto: kinarto
French: cinématographie (fr) f
Galician: cinematografía (gl) f
German: Lichtbildkunst f
Irish: cineamatagrafaíocht f
Italian: cinematografia (it) f, filmologia (it) f

Khmer: សិល្បៈថតកុន (sil la pak thort kon)
Malay: sinematografi
Norman: cinnématographie f
Romanian: cinematografie (ro) f
Russian: кинемато́граф (ru) m (kinematógraf), кинематогра́фия (ru) f (kinematográfija), киноиску́сство (ru) n (kinoiskússtvo)
Spanish: cinematografía (es) f

See also

DP (director of photography)
photography
videography

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