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cinematics

cinematics

1 6.1
The way moving images are used to tell a story in film or games
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cinematografía
  • These cinematics are of shockingly low quality, not only in their scripts but also in the absolutely awful animation style that created them.

Examples

  • The conference featured a workshop on cinematics, focusing on techniques for creating compelling visual narratives.

  • Making game cinematics looks pretty easy, right?

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  • Blizzard's cinematics division is probably the only one in the world that can match Visual Works.

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  • Doesn't necessarily need to be live-action either; it can be computer animated like in the TOR game cinematics.

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  • In my mind, it's the Coens' best film after Fargo and equal to The Big Lebowski in creativity and pure, unadulterated cinematics.

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  • The film was praised for its stunning cinematics, which beautifully depicted the emotional journey of the characters.

  • In video games, cinematics often enhance the storytelling by providing visually engaging cutscenes.

Synonyms

cinematography
vscinematics
  • Specialized
15 6.8

The art of making movies by recording images with a camera

focuses on motion storytelling across film animation and games in study or use

Surface Forms

cinematics singular
cinematics plural

Morphology

cinematics = cinema (semi-transparent) = cinema + ics

The term 'cinematics' is derived from 'cinema' with the suffix '-ics', indicating a field of study or practice, but the specific meaning in visual storytelling may not be immediately apparent.

Etymology

Cinematics comes from the Greek root kinema, meaning 'movement', and is related to the word cinema. It refers to the use or study of moving images to tell a story, so the origin explains its focus on motion and visual storytelling.