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SnorriCam
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English
Alternative forms
en snorricam
Etymology
From en Snorri cam cam(era) camera is, named after two Icelandic photographers and directors, Einar Snorri and Eiður Snorri Eysteinsson.
Noun
en film A camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, with the camera facing the actor.
en 2017 Tarja Laine Bodies in Pain: Emotion and the Cinema of Darren Aronofsky Berghahn Books 9781785335211 61 https://books.google.com/books?id=2MlzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA61&dq=%22SnorriCam%22&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22SnorriCam%22&f=false Harry convinces Marion to have sex with her psychiatrist in exchange for money to buy drugs, and when she is leaving the man's apartment she is filmed with a SnorriCam, the lens facing her directly.
Further reading
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