motion-picture photography

Thân thiện

A director uses motion-picture photography to film a scene in a park.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process or technique of capturing moving images on film or digitally: This term refers specifically to the technical craft and artistic practice of recording visual sequences that create the illusion of motion, typically for cinema or video.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Motion-picture photography requires an understanding of lighting, composition, and camera movement.
  • He studied the history of motion-picture photography from silent films to modern digital cinema.

Advanced Usage

• As a specialized field: The term often implies the professional, artistic, and technical discipline within filmmaking, distinct from still photography.
  • Her expertise in motion-picture photography earned her several awards for cinematography.

Variants and Related Words

• Cinematography (n): The art and technology of motion-picture photography; often used synonymously in professional contexts.
  • The film is renowned for its beautiful cinematography.
• Filming (n): The act or process of recording a movie with a camera; a more general term.
  • The filming of the scene took three days.

Synonyms

• Cinematography: The art of making motion pictures.
• Filming: The action of recording a film.

Related Phrases

• Principal photography: The phase of film production where the main filming takes place.
  • The movie's principal photography was completed in Prague.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of making a film

Từ đồng nghĩa

• filming
• cinematography