money shots
Film's key moments
A money shot is the climactic or most impressive moment in a visual production.
In pornography, where the term originated, it refers to the scene showing male ejaculation.
The term spread to mainstream film and photography to mean any pivotal image that justifies the production's expense or captures what audiences came to see—an explosion, a celebrity's face, or a crucial reveal.
The director spent half the budget getting that one money shot of the building collapse.
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- takeCapture or filmed segment
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- cutSeverance or reduction
- actionProcess of doing
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money shotsestablishing shots
Footage showing scene location
B-roll · cutaways · reaction shots · stock footage · padding
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