filmic

[fil-mik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures.

   a filmic adaptation of a novel.

2. containing characteristics resembling those of motion pictures.

filmic

/ ˈfɪlmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to films or the cinema

2. having characteristics that are suggestive of films or the cinema

Other Word Forms

• filmically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of filmic¹

First recorded in 1925–30; film + -ic

Example Sentences

Although photography is at the heart of her practice, she frequently merges filmic images with sculpture and installation, as exemplified by her show at the ICA as well as her recent USC master’s degree thesis presentation, which included mixed-media sculptures like “Between No Space of Mine and No Space of Yours,” a monochromatic photo of an abandoned lot printed on uneven stacks of cement pavers.

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I wanted it to look a bit more filmic.

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Not only are they indelible in the minds of the Paivas, but they are forever preserved in still photos, in Marcelo Paiva’s writing and now onscreen through Salles’ filmic rendition.

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The blood-soaked history of Chile — not dissimilar from that of most post-colonial nations — receives a searing filmic indictment in this striking western.

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Tim Marlow, CEO of the Design Museum, said: “During his extraordinary career, Tim Burton has harnessed a compelling mixture of gothic horror and black comedy, of melancholy and enchantment, of oddball whimsy and visionary range in the creation of fantastical filmic worlds.”

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Related Words

• cinematic 
• pictorial 
• visual 
• vivid