Down on
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
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- Any time the action of a show switches geographical location to the other side of the country or the globe, a quick shot of an airliner touching down on a runway can be spliced in.
Source: Landing Gear Shot - The opening shot of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï is a Vertigo Effect shot of a man lying down on his bed, smoking.
Source: Vertigo Effect -
Noticeably neither party gets shot, instead the stray bullets bring shattered glass falling down on them, which causes the Disney Villain Death.
Source: Film / Spectre
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