MonkeyCam (m
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NOUN:
pl. mon·key·cams
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A video or cinematographic technique involving strapping a camera on the back of a monkey and allowing it to run around the studio or set. Originally a fixture on Saturday Night Live’s Waynes World skits.
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Slang A video or cinematographic technique that simulates strapping a camera on the back of a monkey and allowing it to run around a studio or set. Usually a combination of handheld camera technique and tracking questionably bereft of steadicam devices or image stabilization.
VERB:
mon·key·camming
ETYMOLOGY:
Origin unknown
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