reverse motion

Reverse motion (also known as reverse motion photography or reverse action) is a special effect in cinematography whereby the action that is filmed is shown backwards (i.e. time-reversed) on screen. It can either be an in-camera effect or an effect produced with the use of an optical printer.

Reverse tape effects are special effects created by recording sound onto magnetic tape and then physically reversing the tape so that when the tape is played back, the sounds recorded on it are heard in reverse. Backmasking is a type of reverse tape effect.

Use the shot-reverse shot to build character. Or, to suggest that a character is powerful and in control, you could shoot them from a low angle so they appear larger, looming, and more commanding on screen. Camera movements can also hint at changing relationships between characters.

opposite 1. : something directly contrary to something else : opposite. 2. : an act or instance of reversing.

He reversed the position of the two stamps. Another car reversed out of the drive. He reversed and drove away. He reversed his car straight at the policeman.

Reverse echo and reverse reverb are sound effects created as the result of recording an echo or reverb effect of an audio recording played backwards.

To reverse is to place or move something so that it is facing in the opposite direction from the one faced previously: to reverse from right to left; to reverse a decision.

Reverse video (or invert video or inverse video or reverse screen) is a computer display technique whereby the background and text color values are inverted. On older computers, displays were usually designed to display text on a black background by default.

Slide film [E-6], also known as reversal film, is a type of film that creates a positive image instead of negative images or negatives [C-41].

A reversal is an event that creates a fresh complication for the protagonist. It increases the stakes and sends the story off in a new direction. The reversal is the backbone of the classic three-act structure.

reverse, transpose, invert mean to change to the opposite position. reverse is the most general term and may imply change in order, side, direction, meaning.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English the reversethe exact opposite of what has just been mentionedquite/just/precisely/exactly the reverse I didn't mean to insult her – quite the reverse (=in fact, I meant to praise her). I owe you nothing. If anything, the reverse is true (=you owe me).