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

… the film treats us to grand visuals and brilliant camerawork.

—Sweta Kaushal

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

The camerawork is adequate, but never lifts the movie to a greater aesthetic delight. —Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026

Kudos to the intense camerawork of cinematographer Philip Roy and composer Andrew Hulshult's ominous score that provide support for the suffocating plot. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026

The camerawork was fluid and close, like an intimate witness. —E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

Captured in the handsome widescreen camerawork of Eduardo Serra, that rich and varied landscape is a character in its own right. —Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 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