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overcrank.

To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.