money shot
Film's key frame
The money shot is the climactic moment that justifies the production—originally pornographic, referring to the scene of male ejaculation that viewers paid to see.
The term crossed into mainstream film for any spectacular or expensive shot that sells the movie: an explosion, a reveal, a special effect.
In sports and photography, it's the perfect captured moment: The photographer finally got the money shot of the eagle diving.
climax
Point of greatest intensity
stunt · explosion · effect · spectacle · sequence · take · scene · cut · frame · angle
capture
Take into custody
- timingArt of choosing moments
- perfectWithout any flaw
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
decisive moment · focus · exposure · framing · subject · lighting · angle · lens · shutter · action
- Nailed Itnailed it, crushed it, aced it, slam dunk, hole in one
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop
- Knockoutsknockout, KO, TKO, technical knockout, knockout punch
money shotB-roll
Supplementary intercut video material
establishing shot · cutaway · stock footage · reaction shot · safety shot
money shotestablishing shot
Opening scene showing location
connective tissue · preamble · buildup · anticlimax · letdown
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