Definitions
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- noun A
shot made in response to another shot (as from agun orcannon ). - noun film A shot taken to
contrast with another.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a return shot; a retaliatory shot
Etymologies
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Examples
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It didn't seem to descend in theatricality where you shoot in certain angles such as shot/countershot, etc. but had lots of long takes ...
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Gran Torino is classical Hollywood cinema mode, shot-countershot, establishing shots, etc.
THREE FILMS AND A VIDEO CLIP N A 2008
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If she can be a pick for vp, she can also be pick up off the ground from a countershot from the Left.
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Gran Torino is classical Hollywood cinema mode, shot-countershot, establishing shots, etc.
Archive 2008-12-01 N A 2008
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He understood then that the existence of shot and countershot was in the past.
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He understood then that the existence of shot and countershot was in the past.
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He understood then that the existence of shot and countershot was in the past.
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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With commercials like this taking several months to develop, they are likely not a direct response to the Laptop Hunter spots, but they are certainly Apple's countershot.
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The display ad capability brought by DoubleClick will allow it to reach this end and, interestingly, enter Yahoo! 's territory (a possible countershot for Panama entering the SEM arena).
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So she explains why she's chosen a five-second "rapid shot / countershot sequence" from
GreenCine Daily 2009
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