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glass shot

glass shot noun: the shooting of a scene with part of the background painted on glass rather than constructed as an actual set.

Noun

glass shot (plural glass shots)

  1. The shooting of a scene with part of the background painted on glass rather than constructed as an actual set.
    • Glass shots are possibly the simplest of special effects. The technique involved placing a glass several feet in front of the camera and in effect painting over the area of the scene that must be changed.2009, James Monaco, How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond, page 149

Forms of glass shot

pluralglass shots

Questions about glass shot

What does glass shot mean?
Glass shot means the shooting of a scene with part of the background painted on glass rather than constructed as an actual set.
What part of speech is glass shot?
Glass shot is a noun.
What is the plural of glass shot?
The plural of glass shot is glass shots.

Words near glass shot in the dictionary

  1. glass onions
  2. glass painting
  3. glass paintings
  4. glass paper
  5. glass parking lot
  6. glass shot
  7. glass shots
  8. glass shrimp
  9. glass silk
  10. glass snail
  11. glass snails

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