countershot

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countershot

(Film) films a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot

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countershot - a return shot; a retaliatory shot

shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

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Though the necessity of a shot/ countershot format makes certain scenes static, the personalities prevent these moments from feeling circumscribed, and Ramos takes her camera into the jail and the favelas to expand the visuals.

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Certain common elements of "reality television" are of interest here: the emphasis on shot/ countershot; invisible editing; the necessity of "character" backstories; use of handheld camera.

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His breakthrough, The Boys from Fengkuei (1983), includes a characteristically understated sequence that commingles past and present, layering space and time by introducing the protagonist's reminiscence within a continuous panning movement and closing it with a countershot from the present.