eye bounce

noun

The practice of lowering one's eyes before gazing left or right, to avoid a shifty expression on camera.

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Meanings

nouneye bounce (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablebroadcastingThe practice of lowering one's eyes before gazing left or right, to avoid a shifty expression on camera.

    Media coaches recommend that speakers on TV programs use eye bounce, in which the eyes do not move horizontally. Instead, the speaker first looks down […]

    2006, Richard Weiner, Charles M. Levine, The Skinny about Best Boys, Dollies, Green Rooms, Leads, and Other Media Lingo, page 27
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