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464:Long shot
459:Match cut
447:Insertion
396:Technique
187:, editor
162:axial cut
1382:Puppetry
1252:One-shot
1138:Tracking
1121:Whip pan
1071:Jib shot
976:Two shot
966:Close-up
956:American
936:Shooting
904:Diegetic
851:High-key
823:Lighting
548:Supercut
507:Dissolve
490:Jump cut
454:Dialogue
191:states:
143:jump cut
1558:digital
1556: (
1424:Bipacks
1371:hanging
1369: (
1324: (
1211:Zooming
1199:Shallow
1189:Racking
1116:Panning
1111:Tilting
1014:Reverse
971:Italian
866:Low-key
708:Editing
687:Footage
543:Montage
408:Cutaway
360:Concept
177:montage
139:degrees
83:scholar
1536:Visual
1257:Insert
1237:B-roll
1163:Follow
1051:Aerial
1024:Single
961:Medium
692:B-roll
596:Action
517:Prelap
469:Insert
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1184:Focus
1143:Dolly
1133:Shaky
1019:Trunk
1008:(POV)
896:Sound
881:Stage
846:Flood
836:Cameo
747:(NLE)
526:Other
403:Clues
90:JSTOR
76:books
1631:stub
1204:Deep
1046:Tilt
886:Soft
871:Mood
841:Fill
648:Term
627:Rule
502:Wipe
294:ISBN
261:ISBN
236:ISBN
183:book
129:The
62:news
856:Key
485:Cut
290:146
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