Cinematography is the craft of photographing a film — camera, light, colour, movement — and, in a wider school sense, the study of that craft. When a review praises “the cinematography,” it means how the picture looks, not the plot and not the acting. A film can have quiet cinematography, almost invisible, or rich cinematography that you notice at once: long takes, deep shadow, a camera that never sits still.

Cinematography是替電影拍攝畫面的技藝——camera, light, colour, movement包括攝影機、燈光、色彩、運鏡——and, in a wider school sense, the study of that craft在比較廣的學術意義上，也指對這門技藝的研究。 When a review praises "the cinematography,"當一篇影評稱讚"the cinematography"時， it means how the picture looks指的是畫面看起來如何， not the plot and not the acting不是劇情，也不是演技。 A film can have quiet cinematography, almost invisible一部片可以有低調、幾乎讓人察覺不到的cinematography， or rich cinematography that you notice at once也可以有讓你一眼就注意到的豐富手法：long takes, deep shadow, a camera that never sits still像是長鏡頭、深色調的陰影、鏡頭一直在動。

The word lives in reviews, film school, and credits. Everyday talk more often says the look of the film or the camera work. It is uncountable in this sense: you study cinematography; you notice the cinematography.

The word lives in reviews, film school, and credits這個字出現在影評、電影學校，還有片尾名單裡。 Everyday talk more often says the look of the film or the camera work日常對話比較常說the look of the film或the camera work。 It is uncountable in this sense在這個意思上它是不可數名詞：you study cinematography你研究cinematography；you notice the cinematography你注意到的是the cinematography。

Lists sometimes gloss it as “the skill or study of making films,” which is tidy and a bit too big. Directing, editing, and producing are other skills.

Lists sometimes gloss it as "the skill or study of making films,"有些條目會把它解釋成"the skill or study of making films,"（拍電影的技術或研究）， which is tidy and a bit too big這樣講很整齊，但範圍講得太大了。 Directing, editing, and producing are other skills導演、剪輯、製片是另外的技能。

Though actually, older credits often say Photography for this same job, which confuses learners, because that word also means still pictures.

Though actually, older credits often say Photography for this same job不過其實，比較舊的片尾常把這個職位寫成Photography， which confuses learners這會讓學習者搞混， because that word also means still pictures因為那個字也有靜態照片的意思。