Relationships Related Term:  motion picture movie n. ~ The art and science of making motion pictures.

1896, from cinematograph (1896), which has been displaced in English by its shortened form, cinema; from French cínématographe + -graphy.

The art and science of photographing a motion picture. The cinematographer is responsible for capturing the actual film footage using a motion picture camera which can be film or digital based. Read a [..]

Derived from the name of the Cinematographe apparatus invented in 1895 by Auguste and Louis Lumière, the term is applied both to the art and scientific methods of motion picture photography and to the [..]

(n) the act of making a film

The art of selecting devices, angles, recording media, lenses, framing and arrangement of lighting to capture moving images (see DP).

The art and technique of making motion pictures. This includes how the film uses light, shadow, color, movement, and composition within the frame.

The control and design of the camera work: the operation of the camera and the control of the shot and characters.

The art and technique of motion picture photography. This includes how the film uses light, shadow, color, movement, and composition within the frame.

The art and science of photographing a motion picture. The cinematographer is responsible for capturing the actual film footage using a motion picture camera which can be film or digital based. Read a [..]

It is the art of using cameras and lighting for production.

Derived from the French word cinématographe, cinematography literally means "writing in movement" and is generally understood as the art and process of capturing visual images with a c [..]

The art of photographing and lighting films. Cinematography

The art of making films.