noun.
The art or technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and the processing of the image.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The art of taking a succession of photographic pictures representing objects in movement, and of showing the same by projection or otherwise. Also kinematography.
noun.
The art and technique of making and reproducing motion pictures.
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noun.
the act of making a film
Word Usage
"One of the most fundamental techniques in cinematography is using the point of sharpest focus to signal the viewer where to look and using a moving point of focus to pull the viewer’s eye through the frame."