slo-mo
Stretched-out replay
Slo-mo is short for slow motion—the technique of playing video or film at a slower speed than it was recorded, making movement appear dreamlike or dramatic: Let's watch that goal again in slo-mo.
The term works as noun or adjective: a slo-mo replay, Everything felt like it was happening in slo-mo.
Filming at accelerated frame rate
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
- visual-effectsDigitally created film imagery
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
Made to last longer
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
suspended · delayed · crawling · elongated · deceleration · drag · creeping · languorous
Classical dance on pointe
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
flowing · swan · gazelle · ethereal · lithe · pirouette · leap · drift
Point of greatest intensity
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- intenseExtreme in degree
poignant · impactful · heart-wrenching · revelation · tragedy · farewell · kiss · explosion
Display refresh measurement
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- captureTake into custody
playback · rendering · footage · clip · recording · smartphone · GoPro · iPhone
overcranking
Filming at accelerated frame rate
- freeze-frameHalted motion picture image
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
- visual-effectsDigitally created film imagery
prolonged
Made to last longer
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
lingering · suspended · delayed · crawling · elongated · deceleration · drag · creeping · languorous · unhurried
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- glideMove with effortless continuity
dance · flowing · swan · gazelle · ethereal · lithe · pirouette · leap · drift · float
climax
Point of greatest intensity
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- tensionStretched or strained state
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
intense · poignant · impactful · heart-wrenching · revelation · tragedy · farewell · kiss · explosion · fall
fps
Display refresh measurement
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
capture · playback · rendering · footage · clip · recording · smartphone · GoPro · iPhone · TikTok
- film timeflashback, flash forward, flash-forward, time lapse, time-lapse
- slow motionbullet time, half speed, slowdown, overcrank, overcranking
- photosphotograph, photos, photo, snapshot, picture
slo-mofast-forward
Accelerated playback mode
time-lapse · real-time · hyperlapse · speed-up · live
slo-mofast-paced
Moving or changing quickly
rapid-fire · high-speed · lightning-fast · breakneck · quick
slow, slowly, sloth, slowness, slowing, slowed, slower, slowpoke, slothful