undercranked

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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.

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Meanings

adjectiveundercranked (comparative more undercranked, superlative most undercranked)

comparative more undercranked · superlative most undercranked

  1. broadcastingOf 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.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of undercrank
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“undercranked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercranked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercranked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercranked.

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