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1754:Stop motion
1729:Introvision
1709:Compositing
1699:Bullet time
1681:Stop motion
1669:Slow motion
1664:Fast motion
1609:Lens flares
1584:Bullet time
1557:Sugar glass
1547:Rubber mask
1481:wire-flying
1387:Master shot
1241:Dutch angle
1151:Perspective
868:Scenography
767:perspective
712:lens effect
498:aerial view
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484:Terminology
462:perspective
397:True length
387:Stereoscopy
1773:Categories
1704:Chroma key
1659:Time-lapse
1624:Filtration
1589:Dolly zoom
1517:Kitbashing
1323:Dolly zoom
1221:Crane shot
1216:Bird's-eye
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1099:Field size
1074:Film score
1016:Lens flare
986:Background
853:References
827:Pictometry
813:Filmmaking
751:Moorfields
731:, Pakistan
710:tilt shift
674:Disneyland
551:crane shot
530:Bird's Eye
488:The terms
332:Axonometry
289:Multiviews
124:March 2017
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1724:Go motion
1649:Slit-scan
1571:In-camera
1470:Practical
1402:Long take
1308:SnorriCam
1303:Steadicam
1283:Hand-held
1231:Low-angle
1069:Narration
1031:Rembrandt
562:Spidercam
522:Bing Maps
304:Zoom lens
1537:Puppetry
1407:One-shot
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1276:Whip pan
1226:Jib shot
1131:Two shot
1121:Close-up
1111:American
1091:Shooting
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1006:High-key
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676:in 2004
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