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filmic

filmic

2 6.6
Having the look and feel of a movie
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪlmɪk/
translation icon : cinematográfico
  • The cinematography created a filmic atmosphere that transported viewers into the narrative.
  • filmic representation
  • filmic history
  • filmic voice

So you want to make it filmic and ear candy and intensity and then we go.

Examples

  • As the film unfolds, the conflict between these two experiences of filmic temporality resolves into a single floral image.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The text is filmic in nature, with classic shots moving in to close-ups.

    Academic text (2014)
  • So it becomes a much more filmic platform.

  • As in the opening scene of the story, here too, we are dealing with a filmic perspective.

    Academic text (2009)
  • So you want to make it filmic and ear candy and intensity and then we go.

  • The Tone Curve is the key to achieving the filmic look that we are looking for.

    Blog text (8)
  • In essence, the emergence of filmic dialogue meant the disappearance of audience conversation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Novelistic conventions do not call for such a signature, but filmic ones do.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The universality of Lee's filmic voice transcends cultural boundaries.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Here Shonibare's theatrical sense becomes almost filmic—the shots look like stills from a movie set.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

cinematic
vsfilmic
55 4.9

Having the look of a film, with dramatic wide shots

emphasizes visual style and appearance rather than general relation
cinematographic
vsfilmic
1 6.8

Having the look of a movie and often being visually dramatic

is about general style and appearance not technical visual methods
filmlike
vsfilmic
4.1

Having the style and mood of a movie

focuses on style and appearance rather than atmosphere
filmish
vsfilmic
7.9

Like the look of a movie

is more general and covers more than visual presentation
cinematical
vsfilmic
  • Archaic
6.7

About the look and style of movies

focuses on surface qualities like style and appearance rather than production

How Cinematic

cinematic
55 4.9
filmic
2 6.6
filmish
7.9

Surface Forms

filmic positive

Morphology

filmic = film (transparent) = film + ic

A straightforward adjectival formation meaning 'relating to or resembling film/cinema', which most learners can infer from 'film'.

Etymology

Filmic comes from film, meaning 'movie', and the ending -ic turns it into a describing word. So when we call a photo or scene filmic, we mean it looks or feels like a movie, with strong light, colour, or drama.