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shot/reverse shot: a standalone construct

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Film studies

alternating shots of two characters, typically in conversation, framed from opposite ends of the axis of action.

In film studies, shot/reverse shot refers to alternating shots of two characters, typically in conversation, framed from opposite ends of the axis of action. This meaning comes from Bordwell (1979) in Film art.[1]

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References

Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. (1979). Film art: An introduction. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 9780201005660

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