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Screen direction

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, screen direction means: The direction a person or object faces or moves within the screen image across shots.

In Turkish: ekran yönü

How it is used

Crews track screen direction in chases, journeys and conversations to avoid spatial confusion.

Example sentences

  1. The car changes screen direction at the cut and seems to turn back.

    The edit accidentally suggests a reversal of the journey.

  2. Keep the runners' screen direction consistent until they reach the bridge.

    Consistent movement makes the route easier to understand.

Common collocations

  • maintain screen direction
  • reverse screen direction
  • shotOne continuous piece of film recorded from the moment the camera starts until it stops, or the piece of it that appears between two cuts.
  • cinematographerThe head of the camera and lighting departments, who decides with the director how the film will look: framing, lenses, camera movement and light.

More terms: Shots and Camera Movements

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