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Cinéma vérité

Means 'film truth', also known as 'Direct Cinema'. A style of film concerned with representing truth and reality, not overtly using filmic artifice, or complete directoral control.

Uses documentary film making devices such as hand-held 'shaky' cameras to give an impression of the viewer being a 'fly on the wall'. Avoids the use of scripts, artifical sound tracks, etc.

Developed in France and Quebec in the 1950's and 1960's. 'Dogma 95' is a film making philosophy from the 1990's which was influenced by the ideas of the previous generation's Cinéma vérité film makers.
The Battle of Algiers, The Blair Witch Project, and The Office are examples of film and TV that use elements of Cinéma vérité.
by Maeve Bitchy May 26, 2008
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cinema sight

After sitting in a darkened movie theater watching a movie or two, and walking outside to a birght sunny day, one's eyes might burn and take a long time to readjust.
Lily: Man, that movie was great!

Jordyn: Dude, I know right? --AUGHH!

Lily: Hey, you okay?

Jordyn: Yeah, I'll be fine. Just a case cinema sight.
by roaaarimadino August 5, 2010
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chema out

Ducking out of a game on account of a bum knee or some other lame excuse.

Origins: From one Chema Hinojosa's persistent, old man behaviour.
"Awww, man, if Rizky didn't chema out, we could have played more than just 15 minutes!"
by evil_lexicon January 12, 2012
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Ciera

Ciera is hot she is very trusting and will make you wanna rail the hell out of her and get hella deep in her she has the prettiest moan ever
Ciera made me hard
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chimera cinema

A movie that is the combination of two or more other movies. (A chimera is a monster from Greek mythology that is a cross breed of a dragon, a lion, a goat, and a serpent.)
The animated film "WALL-E" is just more chimera cinema. If you've seen "SILENT RUNNING", "2001", and "SHORT CIRCUIT", then you've already seen "WALL-E".
by chippedbeef December 9, 2008
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Joe Chema

Joe Chema is a man of many Mysteries and no one knows who exactly this person his but his name is often yelled for random reasons or just for fun.
Ex “Joe Chema” said Deebs, “who is this dude man?” Says his friend
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cinematic

Adj: Console gamers' way of describing a video game as being an experience similar to a movie, when in reality it's their explanation for having to put up with games running at low frame-rates.
"I prefer 720p/30fps over 1080p/60fps. 30 frames per second would be closer to 24 frames per second in movies, that makes it much more cinematic, so the storytelling in the game will be superior."
by Zaebali April 17, 2014
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