double exposure
Americannoun
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the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
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the picture resulting from such exposure.
noun
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the act or process of recording two superimposed images on a photographic medium, usually done intentionally to produce a special effect
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the photograph resulting from such an act
Etymology
Origin of double exposure
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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One is a double exposure depicting the front and side of her face.
From Los Angeles Times
She was one of the earliest users of the split screen to show simultaneous action, and she helped bring double exposure, overhead shots and on-location filming more into the mainstream of movie creation during her heyday.
"For Europe it's double exposure: exposure to what America might do and then what China will do in response."
From BBC
Along with Bach’s skillful performance, Manthei’s poise and onstage presence suggests a double exposure of Anne as an old woman and a child.
From New York Times
In one, from 1979, titled “James Baldwin in Setting Sun Over Harlem,” Smith, using double exposure, overlays very faintly a photo she took of Baldwin onto a skyscape of light-shot dark clouds.
From New York Times
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