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クランクイン

also: クランク・イン

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

start of filming; commencement of principal photography

Film and television term. Refers to the official start of shooting. Often used with する to mean 'to start filming'. Wasei-eigo from English 'crank in'; the opposite is クランクアップ.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from crank in

See also: クランクアップ

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