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{{trope}}
The camera is focused
Sometimes preceded by a [[Reaction Shot]] to build suspense. Other times, there's no warning, usually because the characters are seeing it the same time as the viewers are.
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Usually the preferred method of filming [[Innocent Innuendo]].
[[Closeup on Head]] and [[Bedmate Reveal]] are specific types of
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The anime ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' did this a lot, with Lain or her friends having a [[Reaction Shot]] followed by the
== Comics ==
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== Film ==
* ''The Hunt for Red October'' first reveals the full size of the submarine this way. [[Truth in Television|The "Typhoons" really are big submarines- biggest ever built]]. Combined with glorious [[Crowning Music of Awesome]], this scene ranks as one of the best moments in the film.
* The ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Fellowship of the Ring]]''
* Used in ''[[The Blues Brothers]]'': The Brothers speak with agent Maury Sline to get a gig for the following night in a sauna. After closing the deal, we see that the entire ten-person band has been there the whole time.
* The finale of ''[[Mystic Pizza]]'' does this with a woman and her fiance, who were at odds throughout the movie. {{spoiler|The camera pans out to reveal her wearing a wedding dress, showing that she decided to go through with the wedding despite everything.}}
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' was a big fan of this trope. One particular example from the episode ''Bringing Up Buster'': George Sr. is detailing to Michael all the ways Buster has failed him as a son. We hear a prolonged, familiar yawn and the camera pulls out to reveal Buster sitting between them; he then states simply, "We're just blowin' through nap time, aren't we?"
* ''[[Father Ted]],'' "Think Fast, Father Ted." Jack crashes a car into two lorries. When Ted and Dougal inspect the car, the front (all we can see) looks okay, and Dougal hopes the car isn't damaged. Cue the
** ''[[Father Ted]],'' "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse." It's the end of a long [[Fawlty Towers Plot]], and Ted is performing the last bit of fast-talk he needs. It looks like Brennan is about to be fooled. Then comes the
* It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia had one episode where Charlie and Mac got a mail room gig to qualify for the company's health benefits. Mac dumps all the responsibilties on Charlie, who then does... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz7onPvj7fE this]
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' does such a shot when Shepard has to climb a few stories to shut down a self-destruct because of a malfunctioning quarantine system, revealing it's a ''long way down''.
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== Western Animation ==
* Works for villains as well as heroes: The 1980s cartoon, ''[[Jem]]'' did this. Eric is about to tell the small crowd that he has that "The Misfits" are the winners of the first annual Starlight "Battle of the Bands"
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Homer crashes his car in snowy conditions. He gets out to inspect the damage and says "well, at least I got him as well as he got me". Cue pan-out, revealing that he'd made it to his driveway and the car he hit was in fact his other car.
** In another episode, Lisa seeks to reassure Homer that Smithers, who was fired because of Homer's actions, "can get a great job at any corporation he wants." [[Gilligan Cut|The next shot]] is a close-up of AT&T's wordmark. Panning out, we see that Smithers has gotten a job at "NEAT & TIDY Piano Movers."
* Likewise, [[Futurama]] used this when Bender's worried that a bureaucrat he insulted is standing behind him. Cue the
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'': Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible has tossed his boss through a wall. Camera pans to the hole, revealing that he had thrown his boss through ''four'' walls. Granted they were cubicle walls.
* ''6Teen'': After Jonesy says that things might actually work out after all (by which he means that he can cope with Nikki's departure), the last scene in the finale zooms out to show the other characters going about their business; what this, of course, means is that her leaving only really affects the five main characters.
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