freeze-frame
Motion halted mid-action
A freeze-frame is a single still image extracted from a moving film or video, halting the action at a particular moment: The documentary ends on a freeze-frame of her face.
As a verb, to freeze-frame is to pause playback on such an image.
The technique emphasizes a moment or creates dramatic effect, common in film endings and sports replays.
Temporary cessation of activity
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- slow-motionPlayback below normal speed
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- screenshotCaptured display image
capture · clip · footage · scene · sequence · still · snapshot · edit
Hinged window covering
- exposureState of being unprotected
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- focusConcentrated attention point
- shotQuick liquor serving
capture · still · composition · lighting · aperture · lens · film · flash
Lacking all movement
- staticWithout motion or change
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- fixedRestored or immovable
- immobileUnable to shift
stationary · paused · stopped · halted · stasis · inert · unmoving · rigid
Brief period of time
- instantBriefest unit of time
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
remembrance · nostalgia · vivid · indelible · reminiscence · preserved · timeless · etched
Point of greatest intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
suspense · anticipation · cliffhanger · high-stakes · epiphany · confrontation · showdown · catharsis
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- slow-motionPlayback below normal speed
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
screenshot · capture · clip · footage · scene · sequence · still · snapshot · edit · montage
shutter
Hinged window covering
- exposureState of being unprotected
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- focusConcentrated attention point
shot · capture · still · composition · lighting · aperture · lens · film · flash · tripod
motionless
Lacking all movement
immobile · stationary · paused · stopped · halted · stasis · inert · unmoving · rigid · petrified
moment
Brief period of time
- instantBriefest unit of time
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
snapshot · remembrance · nostalgia · vivid · indelible · reminiscence · preserved · timeless · etched · captured
climax
Point of greatest intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
crisis · suspense · anticipation · cliffhanger · high-stakes · epiphany · confrontation · showdown · catharsis · emotional
- slow motionslow motion, slo-mo, slow-motion, bullet time, half speed
- visual displaysdiorama, scene, vignette, hologram, projection
freeze-frameplay
Recreation or staged drama
motion · live action · fast-forward · speed up · resume
freeze-framemoving image
Sequential frames creating motion
motion picture · video · footage · sequence · film
freeze-framemotion
Change in position
play · moving image · live action · real-time · animation
frame, freeze, frozen, freezing, framework, frames, freezes, unfreeze, frameless