"reverse shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reverse shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reverse shot (plural reverse shots)
  1. (cinematography) A shot in which one character is shown looking back at another, unseen character. Wikipedia link: Shot reverse shot Categories (topical): Cinematography Translations (shot of character looking back): contrechamp [masculine] (French), controcampo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-reverse_shot-en-noun-s8X-~cZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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