WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
reverse′ shot′, [Motion Pictures.]
  1. Show Businessa shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other. Also called reverse angle shot. 
  • 1930–35

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