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Dogme

Dogme proper noun: a movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, shooting on location, omitting music, etc.

Proper noun

Dogme

  1. A movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, shooting on location, omitting music, etc.

Forms of Dogme

alternative formDogme 95

Origin of Dogme

Borrowed from Danish dogme (“dogma”).

Questions about Dogme

What does Dogme mean?
Dogme means a movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, shooting on location, omitting music, etc.
What part of speech is Dogme?
Dogme is a proper noun.

Words near Dogme in the dictionary

  1. dogmatizers
  2. dogmatizes
  3. dogmatizing
  4. dogmatology
  5. dogmatory
  6. Dogme
  7. dogmeat
  8. dogmen
  9. dogmilk
  10. dogmonaut
  11. dogmonauts

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