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Etymology

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over- +‎ crank; dating from a time when film was advanced in a camera by the turning of a crank.

Verb

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overcrank (third-person singular simple present overcranks, present participle overcranking, simple past and past participle overcranked)

  1. (film) To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.
    Antonym: undercrank