A popular term that seems to be thrown around quite frequently in film circles (and, you know, in every Facebook movie discussion) is the word cinematic.
Merriam-Webster.com defines “cinematic” as “of, relating to, suggestive of, or suitable for motion pictures or the filming of motion pictures,” whereas Martin Scorsese notably seems to define it as anything but Marvel movies…
But for filmmakers and video professionals, what does the term actually mean these days? To me, I believe that when people say “cinematic,” they simply mean “of high quality,” or perhaps something akin to “what we see in great cinema classics.”
These cinematic elements are more often than not production-related as well, with most of these great cinematic examples having to do with great cinematography.
