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cinematografía

cinematography

noun see-neh-mah-toh-grah-FEE-ah Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: Greek kinema (movement) + graphia (writing)

Also means

filmmaking

Usage Note

Cinematografía refers both to the art and technique of cinematography (camera work) and, more broadly, to the film industry or body of films of a country (la cinematografía española). The person who operates the camera is the director de fotografía or cinematógrafo. Do not confuse with cinematógrafo (the old word for a cinema/movie theatre).

Examples

"La cinematografía de esa película ganó un premio internacional."

Natural Translation

The cinematography of that film won an international award.

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