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undercranked

undercranked adjective: 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. Also the simple past and past participle of undercrank.

Adjective

undercranked (comparative more undercranked, superlative most undercranked)

  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.

Also used as

undercranked is also the simple past and past participle of undercrank.

Forms of undercranked

comparativemore undercranked
superlativemost undercranked

Questions about undercranked

What does undercranked mean?
Undercranked means 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.
What part of speech is undercranked?
Undercranked is an adjective.

Words near undercranked in the dictionary

  1. undercraft
  2. undercrafted
  3. undercrafting
  4. undercrafts
  5. undercrank
  6. undercranked
  7. undercranking
  8. undercranks
  9. undercreative
  10. undercreep
  11. undercreeping

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