cinematography [sin-uh-muh-tog-ruh-fee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the art or technique of motion-picture photography. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of cinematography First recorded in 1895–1900; see origin at cinematograph, -graphy Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for cinematography Contemporary Examples of cinematography
So I applied to the cinematography program at the American Film Institute.
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Inside Llewyn Davis only got a nomination for cinematography.
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For a broadcast show this visually audacious and daring to be shut out completely—not even a cinematography nomination!
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It’s beautifully orchestrated with good music and cinematography.
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Avatar, meanwhile, will likely suffer from voters who don’t consider animation and CGI to count as cinematography verité.
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Historical Examples of cinematography
With cinematography, a new strategy of synchronization was arrived at.
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This is the projector and it is probably the most complicated of all the machines used in cinematography.
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Of the recent developments in cinematography the 217 ones we hear most about are colour pictures and talking pictures.
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This phase of cinematography, however, is still in its infancy and we can look for great improvements at an early date.
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The convention of cinematography is based on sharing the extended white page on which the projection of moving images takes place.
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British Dictionary definitions for cinematography cinematography noun the art or science of film (motion-picture) photography Derived Formscinematographer (ˌsɪnɪməˈtɒɡrəfə), nouncinematographic (ˌsɪnɪˌmætəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivecinematographically, adverb Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for cinematography n.
1896, from cinematograph (1896), which has been displaced in English by its shortened form, cinema; from French cínématographe + -graphy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper