camerawork
noun
cam·era·work
ˈkam-rə-ˌwərk 
ˈka-mə-rə-
variants
or camera work
: the photography produced by a camera and especially a movie, video, or television camera
Despite the realistic orientation of the writing and camerawork of Tour of Duty (which in its first year occasionally employed "documentary" techniques such as a shaky camera and grainy footage), the sound effects aren't meant to be realistic at all.—
Laura Cohen
Laura CohenIt doesn't help that the tape's sound is borderline cheesy, or that the camera work is lackadaisical.—Jim Farber
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Fortunately, the camerawork mostly complements both a plot with unsettling contemporary resonance and the human characters, played exceptionally well by the likes of Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and spectacular newcomer Owen Cooper.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
The engrossing camerawork by cinematographer Kevin Stiller, who plunged eye-level to a battle inside a high school cafeteria, gave Dimension 20, well, dimension, according to Mulligan.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Within this space, as DP Judith Kaufmann (The Teachers’ Lounge, Corsage) turns the camera into Floria’s sympathetic companion, the fluent choreography of performers and camerawork is an exceptional feat.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of technical camerawork going into evoking anxiety and the multistep process of going through government facilities.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
The engrossing camerawork by cinematographer Kevin Stiller, who plunged eye-level to a battle inside a high school cafeteria, gave Dimension 20, well, dimension, according to Mulligan.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Within this space, as DP Judith Kaufmann (The Teachers’ Lounge, Corsage) turns the camera into Floria’s sympathetic companion, the fluent choreography of performers and camerawork is an exceptional feat.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of technical camerawork going into evoking anxiety and the multistep process of going through government facilities.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for camerawork
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“Camerawork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerawork. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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