freeze-frames
Video moments captured
Freeze-frames are still images captured from a moving video or film, as if time has stopped at that exact moment.
The technique pauses action to emphasize a dramatic beat or allow examination of detail: The documentary freeze-frames on his expression.
Directors use freeze-frames for endings, letting a final image linger.
The verb freeze-frame means to pause video this way: She freeze-framed the security footage to identify the suspect.
Temporary cessation of activity
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- captureTake into custody
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- playbackReproducing recorded media
VCR · rewind · DVR · scrubbing · timecode · footage · scene · moment
Brief period of time
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
time · preserved · captured · vivid · mental · impression · instant · remembrance
Motion picture theater
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- montageAssembled sequence of images
storyboard · cinematography · director · shot · sequence · editing · cut · scene
Facts supporting truth
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
detail · timestamp · identification · court · investigation · clarity · resolution · examination
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
playback · VCR · rewind · DVR · scrubbing · timecode · footage · scene · moment · instant
moment
Brief period of time
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
snapshot · time · preserved · captured · vivid · mental · impression · instant · remembrance · indelible
cinema
Motion picture theater
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- projectionSomething that extends outward
montage · storyboard · cinematography · director · shot · sequence · editing · cut · scene · iconic
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- enhancementIncrease in quality
zoom · detail · timestamp · identification · court · investigation · clarity · resolution · examination · documentation
freeze-framesmotion
Change in position
movement · moving images · live action · video playback · motion pictures
freeze-framestime-lapse
Filming at intervals, playing fast
streaming video · quick cuts · hyperlapse · fast-forward · slow motion
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