撮影（Cinematography）是指用摄影机或者其他设备进行影像获取的过程和技术，它几乎是电影创作中最重要的组成部分。它与一般的静止摄影技术有所关连，但又发展出其本身适合于动态的摄影的一套技术。在电影中专门负责摄影者称作电影摄影师。

Cinematography (from Greek:κίνημα, kinema "movements" and γράφειν, graphein "to record") is the science or art of motion-picture photography by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock.