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'''1.''' When a character says or does something and the camera cuts away to another character to show them react in some way. Used in every sort of show around. In interviews, the reaction shot will simply show the interviewer nodding wisely (so that the audio could be edited - [[Screenwipe|Charlie Brooker did a take on this]]). In a [[
See also: [[Double Take]], [[Eye Take]], [[Loud Gulp]], [[Shrug Take]], [[Spit Take]], [[Split-Screen Reaction]]. An extreme form of this, usually reserved for [[Sequential Art]] with all but the [[Steve Martin|most]] [[Chevy Chase|physical]] [[Jim Carrey|of comedians]], is the [[Face Fault]].
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== Anime/Manga ==
* About half of the anime ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' seems to be reaction shots (both kinds). When it isn't setting up a [[Reveal Shot]], it's usually a reaction shot chain -- Lain reacts to a friend, the friend reacts to Lain's reaction, Lain reacts to the reaction to the reaction, and so on.
* [[Rock
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== Live Action TV ==
* The last shot of ''[[Dallas]]'' (as a regular series) with Patrick Duffy saying "Oh my god".
* In an episode of ''[[Are You Being Served?
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' based a well-known sketch around this, as Steve Martin led a group of yokels staring in befuddled awe at an unseen ''something''. Each in turn tries to guess at what it is, eventually falling back to "What the heck ''is'' that?"
* In the fourth season finale of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Xander's dream sequence involves heavily tarted-up versions of Willow and Tara kissing... but because girl-on-girl kissing couldn't be shown, we only see Xander's expression, as he's unsure of whether he's more disgusted with himself for looking or turned on by the show, in a very, very long reaction shot with smoochy noises playing on the soundtrack.
* When the [[
* [[Higher Ground]] 's [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], when Peter and the Cliffhanger girls attempt to make Sophie a birthday cake without a recipe. The cake isn't shown when they first take it out of the oven.
{{quote| '''Kat:''' Oh dear lord.<br />
'''Daisy:''' It's ''hideous''.<br />
'''Shelby:''' ''*grabs a cleaver knife*'' We must kill it. }}
* Occurs occasionally on ''[[Jeopardy
* In [[Doctor Who]], after Jack reveals his old nickname, Martha's and the Doctor's faces slowly change from grinning to "No freaking way" at the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|exact same time]].
* [[Martin Freeman]]'s [[Sherlock|John Watson]] is the ''king'' of these.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Weekenders]]'', "Pru": Pru shows the main characters a room for popular kids. We only see them peering into the room, but also hear them say that there's a tennis court and waterfall in there.
* This type of shot may be used to hide "unsuitable" content: in WB's short-lived ''[[
** Alternatively used to hide the other kind of "unsuitable" content. Often a [[Toplessness From the Back]] shot is seen in the foreground.
* In one episode of ''[[Re Boot]]'', a game character is faced by a Binome in a trenchcoat. The Binome flashes the player (seen from over the Binome's shoulder), and a second after he opens the coat there's a wet, meaty ''thump'' of something hitting the ground. The player's eyes bulge in horror, he screams and runs away, and the Binome looks over his shoulder to wink at the camera.
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