Undercranked

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of undercrank form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a scene shot while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will play on screen. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.

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