flash frame

noun

In video or film editing, a very short shot (usually one frame, but occasionally several) appearing in a sequence of images. Flash frames are usually the inadvertent result of an editing mistake or an equipment problem. From time to time, however, they are inserted intentionally for creative reasons.

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Meanings

nounflash frame (plural flash frames)

plural flash frames

  1. In video or film editing, a very short shot (usually one frame, but occasionally several) appearing in a sequence of images. Flash frames are usually the inadvertent result of an editing mistake or an equipment problem. From time to time, however, they are inserted intentionally for creative reasons.
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APA

flash frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20frame

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash frame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20frame.

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