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Shot reverse shot

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, shot reverse shot means: A pattern of alternating views of people facing each other, commonly used in filmed conversations.

In Turkish: karşılıklı plan kurgusu

How it is used

Used in directing and editing; the alternating views need not include a visible shoulder.

Example sentences

  1. The editor used shot reverse shot to show both sides of the argument.

    Alternating faces gives each speaker a visible response.

  2. We replaced shot reverse shot with a two-shot for the final conversation.

    Keeping both people together changes the scene's visual rhythm.

Common collocations

  • shot reverse shot sequence
  • shot reverse shot editing
  • 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.

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