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reverse shot

Noun

Meaning

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reverse shot (plural reverse shots)

(cinematography) A shot in which one character is shown looking back at another, unseen character.

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Examples

Conversations juxtaposed shot and reverse shot of two actors in the same take, captured with two cameras, for the entire movie. Source: Internet

Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Source: Internet

It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction (see shot reverse shot ). Source: Internet

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