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Etymology
Cinematography comes from the Greek words κίνημα (kinema) and -γ�α�ία (-graphia).
�ίνημα means revolution and was used by mistake instead of the correct greek word κίνη�ι� (kinesis) wich means movement. Both of these words come from the word κιν� (kino) = move, hence the mistake was easy to make.
-γ�α�ία comes from the verb γ�ά�� (write) and therefore indicates a technique for depicting something on a surface (paper, canvas, film, stage etc).
Therefore the appropriate word would be cinesiography.
Noun
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- The discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema.
Usage notes
Traditionally the term "cinematography" referred to working with motion picture film emulsion, but it is now largely synonymous with videography due to the popularity of digital cinema.
Related terms
cinema
cinematic
cinematographer
Translations
trans-top|The discipline of making choices for photography
French: t|fr|cinématographie f
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See also
DP (director of photography)
photography
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