Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 38 compound words that contain cinema. The most common are listed below. Open cinema in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- home cinemaA system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.
- absolute cinemaCinema that is personally considered to be outstanding.
- cinema hallA big room where films are shown; movie theater.
- direct cinemaA documentary genre that originated around 1960 in North America, involving lightweight portable filming equipment, hand-held cameras, and live synchronous sound.
- silent cinemaThe silent film-making industry
- hyperlink cinemaA multilinear form of cinema involving interwoven storylines, plot twists, and flashback and flashforward sequences.
- cinema veriteAlternative form of cinéma vérité: A style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.
- prisoner's cinemaThe visual phenomenon of seeing colours, which may resolve into human or other figures, when kept in darkness or otherwise deprived of visual stimulation.
- cinema-goerA person attending the cinema
- cinema hallsplural of cinema hall: A big room where films are shown; movie theater.
- cinema-goersplural of cinema-goer: A person attending the cinema
Compound words 38
- cinematicOf or relating to the cinema.
- cinematographyThe art, process, or job of filming movies.
- machinimaThe rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.
- cineplexA cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms).
- CineramaA wide-screen movie filming and projection system, briefly in vogue during the 1950s, involving three synchronised standard-format films projected onto a wide, curved screen, providing a "wraparound" experience for cinemagoers.
- skinemaPornographic cinema.
- cinemaphileA movie enthusiast; a film buff.
- cinematherapyThe viewing of thought-provoking or inspiring films as a form of therapy.
- microcinemaA specialist cinema showing films that are unlikely to be screened at more populist venues.
- cinemaphobeOne who dislikes movies.