SnorriCam en · NOUN
Etymology
From Icelandic Snorri + cam(era), named after two Icelandic photographers and directors, Einar Snorri and Eiður Snorri Eysteinsson.
Meanings
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A camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, with the camera facing the actor.
Harry convinces Marion to have sex with her psychiatrist in exchange for money to buy drugs, and when she is leaving the man's apartment she is filmed with a SnorriCam, the lens facing her directly.
2017, Tarja Laine, Bodies in Pain: Emotion and the Cinema of Darren Aronofsky, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snorricam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| SnorriCams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |