cinematic

adj, noun — 5 senses

cinematic

adj

/sɪnəˈmætɪk/

Etymology From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

1

Of or relating to the cinema.

2

Resembling a professional motion picture.

  • Despite being shot on tiny budget, the student film looked incredibly cinematic.
Derived terms
absolutely cinematic, anticinematic, cinematically, cinematicity, ecocinematic, metacinematic, neurocinematic, noncinematic, postcinematic, precinematic, uncinematic

cinematic

noun

Etymology From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

1

Video games A cut scene.

  • Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?
  • When you talk about writing in games, some designers think you're speaking only about cinematics. Of all the ways to evoke emotion, however, cinematics are the least game-like portion of any game.2004, David Freeman, Creating Emotion in Games, New Riders, →ISBN, page 390:
2

Video games A short film promoting a video game or such type of franchise, often featuring its characters or universe

cinematic

noun

Etymology Variant of kinematic.

1

Video games Dated Dated form of kinematic.

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