adjective
- not suitable for or characteristic of cinema; lacking the visual appeal or dramatic quality expected in films
Usage: film criticism; media studies
Examples
- The novel’s internal monologues made it seem uncinematic and difficult to adapt.
- Critics called the static dialogue scenes uncinematic and boring.
- The director avoided uncinematic talking-head interviews in the documentary.
- Many stage plays are considered uncinematic due to their theatrical nature.
- The uncinematic lighting made the film look more like a television production.
- Publishers worried the book’s uncinematic structure would hurt movie rights sales.