Rename?: The Apple Falls Far

The trope is about something dropping and indicating a long fall. For me at least, the title conjures up the idiom 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree,' which has nothing to do with this. The discussion page shows that I'm clearly not the only one with this association. So...rename? Crowner's here. If we rename it, I suggest something involving how it's "a long drop." Perhaps a pun?

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I normally don't pay usage count much mind, but that's pretty meh. Yeah, supporting rename.

Agree.

Crowner is hooked and I completely agree that a rename is needed.

I was thinking of the old apple-tree saying, too, and I've never heard of this trope despite it being a common one, so...yeah.

Something like...Long Fall(ing) Boot? Or Drop Scare?

edited 1st Sep '11 5:06:29 PM by guyy

Dropped Object Depth Test?

Like that one. Also suggest Long Way Down, Long Way To The Bottom, Dropping Object Scare

It's not a scare, though. It's a demonstration.

Rediculously Long Drop?

I like Falco's Long Way Down. A Long Drop might also work.

A 24:1 ratio supporting rename looks like consensus to me, so I made a title crowner.

New crowner hooked.

So, this is not just when there's a long fall, it's a very specific visual trick to Show, Don't Tell how long a fall it is.

Pretty much. It's when something falls or is dropped and the time until it hits the bottom indicates a long drop.

I don't know that the name necessarily needs to mention that, though, considering that "a long fall" is Not A Trope so there shouldn't be any confusion.

edited 4th Sep '11 9:57:39 PM by BooleanEarth

Actually, a sufficiently long fall is indeed a trope. Wouldn't be surprised if a name like Long Way Down were confused for it.

edited 4th Sep '11 10:07:04 PM by troacctid

Well, I stand corrected. My apologies.

I've seen this trope a few times, but I never clicked on it because I thought it was a trope about children who are very unlike their parents. Huh.

I just can't come up with any good names for this scenario! Arrg!

Since this is a trope about a camera shot, maybe the name should reflect that. Something like Long Fall Shot? Long Drop Shot?

edited 5th Sep '11 3:00:19 AM by Xtifr

Not a bad idea. Add them to the crowner if you'd like.

On reflection, Long Drop Shot makes me think of tennis or basketball.

Yeah, I still prefer Long Way Down myself, but if we're going to go with a camera name it should be Long Fall Shot and not Long Drop Shot.

How about Plummet Perspective? it carries both concepts of the trope - the fall and the view of the fall - and has an alliterative bonus.

That works. It doesn't say it's a camera shot, but it implies it pretty strongly.

Long Way Down seems way too broad and vague to me.

Also has Added Aliterative Appeal

I like Plummet Persepective.