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to reframe

to reframe

1 5.3
Change the camera view to show a different part of the picture
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfreɪm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reencuadrar
  • For one, there's still no ability to lock exposure and focus before reframing a shot.

Examples

  • Should your digicam not use a zoom function, take a number of methods forward and then reframe your subject matter.

    Blog text (30)
  • And the big benefit of doing that that I found was we were able to reframe some shots in post production.

  • We can reframe the shot to avoid the pylons if we want, but importantly, they are still there.

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  • Jean Renoir, who likes to invoke and subvert theatrical containers, gives priority to the world seen, which in his films does not address itself to our eyes, does not arrange itself for our benefit, but goes about its business independently of the camera framing and reframing our views.

    Academic text (1993)
  • We can reframe the shot to focus more on the actor's expression.

  • Make sure to reframe the image to avoid including any distracting objects.

  • If the composition is off, you can reframe the picture by adjusting the camera angle.

Synonyms

to reimagine
vsto reframe
9 4.7

Think of something in a new way

is about changing the shot's visual framing through camera movement or view change
to recast
vsto reframe
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is a physical change of image framing by moving or adjusting the view

How Different

to reshoot
6 5.2
to reframe
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Surface Forms

reframe infinitive
reframed past
reframed past participle
reframing present participle
reframes third person singular

Morphology

reframe = frame (transparent) = re + frame

This is a straightforward case of doing the action of 'frame' again or differently.

Etymology

Reframe comes from re- 'again' and frame 'a border or view', as in a 'picture frame' or a camera's frame. So to reframe a shot is to change the view or border to show a different part of the scene.