undercrank

verb

undercrank

verb

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

1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television 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.

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