shoot the lens

verb

(Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.

“The take was going so well until he looked up and accidentally shot the lens.”

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Meanings

verbshoot the lens (third-person singular simple present shoots the lens, present participle shooting the lens, simple past and past participle shot the lens)

present singular third person shoots the lens · participle present shooting the lens · participle past shot the lens · past shot the lens

  1. broadcasting(Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.

    The take was going so well until he looked up and accidentally shot the lens.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoot the lens,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot%20the%20lens.

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