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Cinematography

The art of lighting, composition, and visual communication in a film. Film began as photography, then later someone got the idea to film theatre.

Thus Cinematography is the original and most important aspect of a film.
The cinematography on that new Aronofsky film was beautiful! Such color and form!
or
The cinematography on that was terrible, shaky, and had no sense of color.
by cine_student May 6, 2011
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Cinematard

One who is completely lacking movie knowledge.
Heather - "Hey Greta, wanna see that new Tom Hanks movie, Mission Difficult II?

Greta - "Um you mean the new Tom CRUISE movie, Mission Impossible III? Girl, you are a real cinematard!"
by Peenwhistle May 5, 2006
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cinematic adventure

movie; film. coined by comedian Dane Cook.
"Hey Morgan! Wanna go see a cinematic adventure tonight?" "fo sho"
by elomenopee November 28, 2007
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cinematographically

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Of or pertaining to cinematography.
"The first movie was cinematographically better than the sequel."
by The Jayson July 6, 2009
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cinematic

1. Related to, or suitable for use in motion pictures.

2. In video games, refers to non-interactive storytelling segments presented in video or animation that are used to introduce the story or bridge between gameplay segments.
1. The live performance of The Lion King was more interesting than the cinematic version.

2. The opening cinematic for World of Warcraft was very cool.
by Mark Giambruno January 2, 2009
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cinematourettes

A condition affecting individuals who have seen a film multiple times and now cannot control their compulsion to blurt out lines and quotes before the actors recite their lines.
(Watching The Big Lebowski with friends):
Marcia: "You're out of your element, Donny ... "
Mike: "Marcia, please try to control your cinematourettes. Some of the people here haven't seen The Big Lebowski."
Marcia: "Sorry, Mike. I will try to control my condition."
by MCBassGuitar May 9, 2015
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cinematic recycle-over

A movie with recycled plots and a lot of cliches.
Nobody cares about this cinematic recycle-over trash!
by Word Madman March 22, 2019
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