Cinematica
by vice_cll84
Cinematica is a Forge management mod for 1.20.1 that records camera paths as keyframes and plays them back to player groups.
What it does
Cinematics are recorded by creating a named cinematic and adding keyframes to it. Each cinematic can be set to linear or smooth interpolation between keyframes, and a range of keyframes can be cut out by number. A cinematic can be previewed with particles before it is played back to a group of players at a chosen speed.
Playback can be limited to a team, so players outside that team cannot be targeted by a cinematic. A running cinematic is stopped with a separate command. The mod runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it, and it is released under the MIT License without being open source. Files exist only for Forge on 1.20.1, with 1.0.2 as the latest build from 2025-12-22.
Key features
Keyframe recording
Keyframes are added to a named cinematic one at a time, building the path the camera follows.
Linear and smooth modes
A cinematic can switch between linear and smooth movement between its keyframes.
Cutting and previewing
Part of a cinematic can be removed by keyframe number, and a particle preview shows the path before playback.
Team-restricted playback
A cinematic can be played to a player group and kept from a team, with a speed setting and a stop command for playback in progress.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Scripted scenes on servers
Server owners can record a cinematic once and play it to the whole server or to a chosen team at a set speed.
Map intros and reveals
Map makers can build a camera path with keyframes and preview it with particles before adding it to an adventure.
Who it’s for: Map makers, adventure creators and server owners who want to record camera paths and play them back to groups of players on Forge 1.20.1.
How it compares
Facing Wand is a Forge tool for 1.20.1 that is also released under the MIT License and runs on the client and server, but it is not open source. MiguelkiCore - SubtitleEngine covers Fabric and Forge across 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under All rights reserved and is not open source. AFK Station [Cinematic & More] is client-side only, spans 1.16 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is licensed as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinematica | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-22 |
| Facing Wand | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| MiguelkiCore - SubtitleEngine | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-15 |
| AFK Station [Cinematic & More] | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does Cinematica need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Cinematica support?
Can a cinematic be limited to one team?
In the catalog
Cinematica is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cinematica-mod
- Owner
- vice_cll84
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15