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

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

Some fussy aesthetic choices and occasionally overwrought camerawork (cinematography is by Miguel I. Litten-Menz) feel misaligned for the story, taking us out when we should be drawn in. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for camerawork

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork