PANNING
/ˈpænɪŋ/
10
Scrabble
15
WWF
P(3) A(1) N(1) N(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈpænɪŋ/
verb
- To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
- To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
- With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
- (of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
- To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.)
verb
- Of a camera, etc.: to turn horizontally.
- To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.
- (audio) To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage.
verb
- To join or fit together; to unite.
noun
- The act of one who pans, as for gold.
- Material that has been panned.
- (audio) The act by which a sound is panned.“The new console supports pannings and fades.”
- Thorough criticism.“The director's films had received pannings from critics.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: S-PANNING
