Introduction From the very beginnings of cinema, like the chronophotography of The Horse in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge, there has been great overlap in both the purposes and intentions of both photography and cinema as well as the discourses surrounding these two mediums. The way that each medium deals with the dimension of time is usually the greatest point of discussion, and that will be important here, but this catalogue’s main purpose is to discuss the nomenclature of the word ‘cinematic’. This may appear to be a small and insignificant point of discussion, but this word is used frequently by academics and enthusiasts alike without too much thought. Defining what we really mean by ‘cinematic’ will result in a greater understanding of the works we use it to describe. Cinematic explores the nexus of photography and cinema, their relation in constructing narratives and the reasons we describe something as cinematic. By discussing the mechanisms of cinema and in which ways they are prevalent in photography Cinematic will justify the use of and define the word ‘cinematic’ when critiquing photography.
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