reverse motion
Movement in retreat
Reverse motion is movement in the opposite direction from the original or expected path.
The term appears in film and video for footage played backward, creating the effect of actions undoing themselves: The shattered glass reassembled in reverse motion.
In machinery and vehicles, reverse motion means traveling backward.
The phrase also describes any process that moves contrary to its normal progression.
- rewindReturn to beginning
- backwardToward what's behind
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- backtrackReverse one's position
- undoReverse a prior action
back it up · replay · rewinding · retrace · going back · backing · regression · flashback · turn back the clock · moonwalk · contraflow · invert · rear view · backpedal · recoil · withdraw · recede · rollback
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, fade, wide shot
- dream effectslucid dream, nightmare, daydream, falling, floating
- Avant-Garde Filmexperimental cinema, underground film, art film, art house, avant-garde cinema
reverse motionforward motion
Movement toward the front
advancing · moving ahead · propulsion · headway · forward
reverse motionadvancement
Forward movement or promotion
progress · forward progress · progression · advance · moving forward
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