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1363:Jump cut
1327:Dialogue
963:Puppetry
833:One-shot
719:Tracking
702:Whip pan
652:Jib shot
557:Two shot
547:Close-up
537:American
517:Shooting
485:Diegetic
432:High-key
404:Lighting
144:Location
1581:Editing
1560:Footage
1416:Montage
1281:Cutaway
1233:Concept
1139:digital
1137: (
1005:Bipacks
952:hanging
950: (
905: (
792:Zooming
780:Shallow
770:Racking
697:Panning
692:Tilting
595:Reverse
552:Italian
447:Low-key
353:25 June
328:25 June
264:25 June
183:Concept
164:24-hour
113:removed
98:sources
1565:B-roll
1469:Action
1390:Prelap
1342:Insert
1117:Visual
838:Insert
818:B-roll
744:Follow
632:Aerial
605:Single
542:Medium
230:
1620:(NLE)
1399:Other
1276:Clues
765:Focus
724:Dolly
714:Shaky
600:Trunk
589:(POV)
477:Sound
462:Stage
427:Flood
417:Cameo
305:(PDF)
1521:Term
1500:Rule
1375:Wipe
785:Deep
627:Tilt
467:Soft
452:Mood
422:Fill
355:2020
330:2020
266:2020
241:2023
228:ISBN
96:any
94:cite
47:and
1358:Cut
437:Key
159:JAG
107:by
43:in
39:An
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