"shoot the lens" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shoots the lens [present, singular, third-person], shooting the lens [participle, present], shot the lens [participle, past], shot the lens [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shoot<,,shot> the lens}} shoot the lens (third-person singular simple present shoots the lens, present participle shooting the lens, simple past and past participle shot the lens)
  1. (film, television) (Of a performer) to look directly into the camera. Categories (topical): Film, Television
    Sense id: en-shoot_the_lens-en-verb--JHWnJGF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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