filmicadj.
/ˈfɪlmɪk/, U.S. /ˈfɪlmɪk/ Of or relating to filmmaking or cinematography; suggestive or redolent of films or filming. Also: filmable.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > [adjective] > films or the cinema
animated1888
cinematic1912
filmic1915
big screen1916
celluloid1916
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > [adjective] > films or the cinema > suitable for
filmable1914
filmic1953
1915 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 28 Feb. 9/1 The Atlanta board of censorship..ordered a private reviewal of ‘The Hypocrite’, Bosworth's filmic masterpiece.
1930 Time & Tide 23 Aug. 1080 They do seem to have an eye for the filmic possibilities of subjects.
1948 ‘E. Crispin’ Buried for Pleasure iii. 22 His blonde visitant's filmic radiance.
1953 New Statesman 14 Nov. 599/1 The most gorgeous of them [sc. Shakespeare films], and after fearful struggles, the most filmic..was Henry V.
1977 M. D. Lugo in Explor. in National Cinemas I. 37 A series of techniques..emphasize the pronounced artificiality of all filmic action.
2012 Irish Times 9 Nov. (Ticket section) 15/1 The compositions are edgy without being obtuse, through-written with a filmic sense of drama.
Derivatives
ˈfilmically adv. in relation to, or in the context of, filmmaking.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > [adverb]
kinematographically1897
cinematographically1898
cinematically1917
filmically1922
1922 Olean (N.Y.) Evening Herald 28 Aug. 7/4 Having seen him rebuffed, knocked down,..and otherwise abused, filmically speaking her heart finally went out to him.
1962 Listener 23 Aug. 273/2 Most people felt that filmically this was an untidy work.
2015 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 6 Jan. (Arts section) 25 Yang Fudong's works..are filmically beautiful, with high production values.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1915