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
Sweta KaushalIt doesn't help that the tape's sound is borderline cheesy, or that the camera work is lackadaisical.—Jim Farber
Jim FarberExamples of camerawork in a Sentence
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Valerie’s new social media manager, Patience (Ella Stiller), also could’ve been better utilized, and the mockumentary-style camerawork (using Jane’s documentary crew and Patience’s social videos) is set aside too easily and too often.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
The production design by Annie Beauchamp (Top of the Lake, On Becoming a God in Central Florida) is both recognizably grounded and subtly weird, and the camerawork of Lol Crawley (The Brutalist) is attuned to the liminal disconnect as well as the saturated palette.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 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
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
The production design by Annie Beauchamp (Top of the Lake, On Becoming a God in Central Florida) is both recognizably grounded and subtly weird, and the camerawork of Lol Crawley (The Brutalist) is attuned to the liminal disconnect as well as the saturated palette.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 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
See All Example Sentences for camerawork
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“Camerawork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerawork. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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