slow mo
Stretched-out footage effect
Slow mo is informal shorthand for slow motion—video or film played back at reduced speed to stretch out action: Let's see that goal in slow mo.
The term appears in casual speech and social media more than formal contexts.
Also spelled slo-mo.
- video editingAssembling filmed footage digitally
- frame rateDisplay refresh frequency
- high speed cameraDevice filming at extreme framerates
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
- suspense buildingCreating anxious anticipation
choreography · dramatic pause · aesthetic appeal · instant replay · emotional resonance · narrative pacing · music videos · wedding video · time stands still · time dilation · human perception · bullet time · velocity · deceleration · action sequences · visual storytelling · post-production · Matrix
slow mofast forward
Accelerate playback speed
time-lapse · hyperlapse · sped up · speed up · real-time
slow motime-lapse
Filming at intervals, playing fast
real-time · fast forward · jump cut · montage · quick cuts
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