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undercrank

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undercrank (third-person singular simple present undercranks, present participle undercranking, simple past and past participle undercranked)

(film) To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will advance on playback. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.
Antonym: overcrank

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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