camerawork

noun

cam·​era·​work ˈkam-rə-ˌwərk 

ˈka-mə-rə-

variants or camera work

: the photography produced by a camera and especially a motion-picture, 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

It doesn't help that the tape's sound is borderline cheesy, or that the camera work is lackadaisical.

—Jim Farber

Examples of camerawork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the film progresses, the camerawork and framing evolve — master shots that emphasize the unity of the group at the beginning of the film give way to tighter, more isolating singles later on, and the smooth glide of the Steadicam switches to less stable handheld movement. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 June 2024

It’s all accompanied by some dynamic camerawork and a reworked Game of Thrones theme by Ramin Djawadi. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2024

The director’s unadorned camerawork and calm rhythms convey a sense of orderliness: This is just the way things are, the film seems to say. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 2024

The palpably draining humidity of the setting enhances the desperation of such scenes: Evgenia Alexandrova’s roving camerawork always feels suitably fevered and burnt with color, beginning with a vertiginous flight across the assorted balconies of the residential avenue where the action kicks off. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above