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overcrank en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + crank; dating from a time when film was advanced in a camera by the turning of a crank.

Meanings

  1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.

Forms

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overcranked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overcranked Tense=Past lexicographic
overcranking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overcranks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

undercrank