History Main / OneEyedShot

* The iconic Keep America Beautiful commercials of 1971 (there were at least two), featuring one Iron Eyes Cody, reached their climax by zeroing in on his right eye.

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A variation of EyedScreen, One Eyed Shot is a camera trick where a person's eye is shown onscreen.

* In Disney's adaptation of ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'', when Jess is watching Leslie reciting her essay on "Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus" in front of the class, the camera closes in on Jess' eye as he envisions her underwater, complete with fishes and water bubbles.

* The video for Soundgarden's 1996 song "Pretty Noose."

Name one anime where this ''hasn't'' happened.

* In Disney's adaptation of ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'', when Jess is watching Leslie reciting her essay on "Self-Breathing Underwater Apparatus" in front of the class, the camera closes in on Jess' eye as he envisions her underwater, complete with fishes and water bubbles.

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[[caption-width-right:180:The Eye of Power.]]

A variation of EyedScreen, One Eyed Shot is a camera trick where a person's eye is shown onscreen.

Not to be confused with {{Cyclops}}, a mythical creature who has just one eye.

See also EyeOpen and OpenTheIris.

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZRoeRSCbA This commercial]] for Glidden paint in which a woman's eye changes colors.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cepbaXvv_oY This commercial]] for Opti-Clean.
* Magazine advertisements for eye makeup (Cover Girl, Maybelline, Revlon, etc.) will often feature a close-up of a woman's eye.
* The iconic Keep America Beautiful commercials of 1971 (there were at least two), featuring one Iron Eyes Cody, reached their climax by zeroing in on his right eye.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV4MMN3nb3s&t=4s]] for Creator/NickJr i love art Adoration of the Kings close-up of Malachy's eye.
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[[folder:Anime]]
* This has happened a few times in the ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}'' franchise.
** Episode 32 of ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'' features a scene of Ruby's left eye blinking as it zooms in closer and closer to reveal a shot of the Solar System.
** In episode 30 of ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'', a close up of Lapis' eye can be seen as it turns from blood red back to its original color.
** There were two close ups of Luea's eye in ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'', one in episode 32, and another in episode 33.
* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'' also uses this trope a lot, mainly for people who have the eyes of the Sharingan.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In Franchise/{{Superman}} story arc ''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore'', as musician -and later third-rate super-villain- Ferlin Nyxly is playing, the camera focuses on his right eye.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/RequiemForADream'' featured several eye shots.
* A scene from the 2004 British film ''Film/LayerCake'' which featured a shot of Daniel Craig's right eye dilating.
* Film/DonnieDarko also featured close-up shots of Creator/JakeGyllenhaal's left eye dilating.
* The opening of ''Film/StrangeDays'' featured a closeup of Creator/RalphFiennes' eye blinking.
* ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'''s "Star Gate" sequence is intercut with several extreme close-up shots of Dave Bowman's eye with solarized colors. The colors of the eye only return to normal when his space pod arrives in the alien hotel room. The image is featured on [[https://www.cinemasterpieces.com/aapics09/2001aug09.jpg this movie poster]].
* ''Film/TheSpiralStaircase'', a film about a crazed SerialKiller, features multiple tight close-ups of the killer's eye, as he is staring at his victims and as he's staring at his next film, Helen the protagonist. This is combined with POVCam when the shot of his eye is superimposed over a POV shot of his victims right before he kills them.
* The ''Film/ResidentEvil'' movies use this at least once per film.
* ''Film/EventHorizon'' close-up of William's eye.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' had a close-up on the hero's left eye whenever he used its bionic abilities (along with a sonar ping-like sound effect).
* As does the Electric Company parody "The Six Dollar and Thirty-Nine Cent Man."
* Many episodes of ''Series/{{LOST}}'' begins with a closeup shot of one of the cast member's eye opening.
* Happens many times on ''Series/TheFlash2014'' with close-ups of Barry's (and, later, Jay's) eyes whenever he taps into the Speed Force to do something cool. There's usually electricity in the eyes.
* Used for comedic effect in an early episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. Lois throws open a curtain to wake up the boys, and we get a closeup of Malcolm's eye as his pupil constricts down to a pinpoint from the sunlight.
* Used in the 2017 ''Series/DoctorWho'' ChristmasEpisode "Twice Upon a Time" as part of the new [[TheNthDoctor Thirteenth Doctor]]'s dramatic reveal.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Voice From The Past", rebel conspirators arrive at an auditorium only to find it empty of their supporters. Then [[BigBad Supreme Commander Servalan]] appears on the theater screen to inform them that the [[EvilGloating Federation has known about their plot the whole time]]. As she speaks, Servalan's image is reduced from a CloseUpOnHead to an EyedScreen to a [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou single eye]].
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[[folder:Music]]
* The video for Music/BonJovi's 1984 song "Runaway."
* The video for Soundgarden's 1996 song "Pretty Noose."
* The cover of Music/GarthBrooks' album "Fresh Horses" features a closeup of Brooks' left eye.
* The video for The Escape Club's song "I'll Be There" featured several close-ups of the lead singer's eye.
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* The Summer 2014 issue of {{Wrestling/WWE}} Kids Magazine featured a quiz which featured nine photos which each featured a photo of a WWE wrestler's eye.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
** The episode "Members Only" featured a couple shots of Blossom's eye.
** We get a closeup of the Mayor's monocle in "A Very Special Blossom".
--->"TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS?!"
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episodes "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?' and "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" do this with Homer, in scenes spoofing ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' and ''Film/RequiemForADream'' respectively.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV4MMN3nb3s&t=4s]] for Creator/NickJr i love art Adoration of the Kings close-up of manikie's eye.

* ''Series/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

See also EyeOpen.

* Used in the 2017 ''Series/DoctorWho'' ChristmasSpecial "Twice Upon a Time" as part of the new [[TheNthDoctor Thirteenth Doctor]]'s dramatic reveal.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV4MMN3nb3s&t=4s]] for NickJr i love art Adoration of the Kings close-up of manikie's eye.

* The Series/PowerPuffGirls episode "Members Only" featured a couple shots of Blossom's eye.

* This has happened a few times in the ''Anime/{{Jewelpet}}'' franchise.