caméra stylo

/ (French kamera stilo) /

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noun

films the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, especially as practised by some directors of the New Wave

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Word Origin for caméra stylo

French, literally: camera stylograph

Words nearby caméra stylo

cameraperson, camera phone, camera-ready, camera-ready copy, camera-shy, caméra stylo, camera tube, camerawoman, camerlengo, Cameron, Cameroon

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How to use caméra stylo in a sentence

Open-carry activists are known for baiting cops into on-camera arguments about the Second Amendment and state laws.
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We also see her physically battling Sheriff Clark, but the camera focuses on her falling to the ground.
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The camera passes to each hostage in turn to allow them to plead with the Lebanese government to let them live.
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He subtly gestured toward the direction of the camera pointed at their house.
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We see photographs of him with his arm around Joan Jett, two punks mugging for the camera.
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A leather cased camera was suspended from his bull neck by means of a strap.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
In this vicinity are the Burnham beeches, made known almost everywhere by the camera and the brush of the artist.
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In fact, if we should peek in the back of the camera, and to do so would ruin the exposure, we could not even see it.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Now if we could look inside the camera and the image were visible, we would see that it was upside down.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various