fisheye
Americannoun
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(in plasterwork) a surface defect having the form of a spot.
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an unfriendly or suspicious look.
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Slang. fisheyes, tapioca pudding.
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Why all the fisheye shots, arcing camera choreography and such?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Following Bapela’s daily labor, uncovering her past trauma, and exploring her aspirations to be an actor herself, the film uses different lenses, including a fisheye, to reveal the rituals and rules that govern Bapela’s life.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022
The fisheye camera in the hallway captured a single first responder standing in the center of the hallway, his surgical-gloved hands motioning to others standing behind him to remain there until all the officers exited.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2022
While the camera is calibrated and mapped to capture all corners of the monitor, it seems to favor the top half of the screen since it dominates most of the composition of its fisheye lens.
From The Verge • May 2, 2022
Down past the fisheye on the hall wall, I can see my white shape, of tented body, hair down my back like a mane, my eyes gleaming.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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