mumblecore
/ˈmʌmb(ə)lkɔː
/noun [mass noun]
A style of low-budget film typically characterized by the use of non-professional actors and naturalistic or improvised performances: an actor/filmmaker known for his cinematic experimentations with mumblecore [as modifier]: the mumblecore movement...
- Their latest, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, is their most successful attempt to blend mumblecore sensibilities with mainstream techniques.
- He's not a disciple of realism for its own sake; neither is he from the shambolic, guerrilla school of film-making known as mumblecore.
- Jay and Mark Duplass broke into the movie-making scene as part of the lo-fi movement dubbed "mumblecore."
Origin
Early 21st century: from mumble (probably with reference to the style of acting) + -core.