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selfshot

selfshot

7.2
A video that people make themselves using their own camera
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛlfˌʃɑt/
  • Neologism
: autograbado
  • Many social media influencers prefer uploading selfshot videos to maintain authenticity with their audience.

Examples

  • The documentary included several selfshot interviews from participants during quarantine.

  • The movie's opening scene was a selfshot sequence filmed on a smartphone.

  • This is a selfshot video.

  • The selfshot video captured the concert perfectly.

  • Many social media influencers prefer uploading selfshot videos to maintain authenticity with their audience.

  • The documentary included several selfshot interviews from participants during quarantine.

  • The movie's opening scene was a selfshot sequence filmed on a smartphone.

How Self-Recorded

selfshot
  • Neologism
7.2
recorded
75 2.6

Surface Forms

selfshot positive

Morphology

selfshot = self + shot (transparent) = self + shot

Clear compound of 'self' + 'shot' meaning a filmed take made by the subject(s) themselves; a learner who knows both components can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Selfshot comes from the two simple parts self ('oneself') and shot ('a camera take' or 'photo'), and is like the word 'selfie'. So, a selfshot is a video taken by the people in it themselves, without another person with a camera.