History Main / ReactionShot

* The ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' games have a lot of these as smileys that pop up above people's heads. In fact, [[SilentProtagonist Matthew]]'s part in conversations usually isn't a simple yes/no response, but a smiley whose mood the player gets to choose: satisfaction, joy, anger, or sadness.

* The final moments ''Film/TheyMightBeGiants''. Creator/GeorgeCScott (playing a man who thinks he's Franchise/SherlockHolmes) and Joanne Woodward (as his psychiatrist, Dr. Mildred Watson) are about to come face-to-face with what may or may not be a very real Professor Moriarty; the film ends with a ReactionShot from them as they apparently see Moriarty for the first time.

* It was quite common in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' to cut to another character’s reaction after a joke, especially if it consisted of the other charecter rolling their eyes.

'''2.''' When a character (or characters) are shown reacting to something "off camera". Either precedes or precludes a RevealShot. In the latter case, it becomes a TakeOurWordForIt. Can be used for laughs as the characters describe what they're seeing. One of the more clever forms of censorship (if you can't show something unspeakable, show people reacting to it and let the audience picture it for themselves!) HeadTiltinglyKinky is an example. The effect can give the offscreen event [[NothingIsScarier more impact]] [[TakeOurWordForIt than a direct depiction]]. Not to be confused with a DistantReactionShot, which is of seeing the results of actions from another location.

* ''Anime/DeathParade'' relies heavily on these for its character acting, as an extension of its overall themes of communication and empathy. Often times, these shots are completely silent and only visible for the audience to interpret the character’s true feelings.
** [[TheStoic Decim’s]] reaction shots are what give us signs of his early character development. It’s a big deal when he expresses shock or anger at a character’s behavior.

* A panel of the character panicking appears above the special gauge upon being knocked down and taunted or running low on HP in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle''.
* [=KOing=] a character with a super move in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' ends the match with the usual super finish background but with a slight twist: an image of the shocked and bloodied opponent will flash on screen as well, even showing appropriate damage as well (Such as being cut in half when killed by Chaka or Black Polnareff's Dimension Slash super, full of holes when killed by Hol Horse's Gun super or DIO's knife throw or bloody when killed by DIO's blood drain super.) The same image also appears when the opponent falls victim to Kakyoin's Punishment Time super or DIO's blood drain super.

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[-[[caption-width-right:323:Whenever a new character joined [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits my party]], I ended up dreading the [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools extra thirty seconds of "I SEE"]] that were going to be added to [[VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn every conversation]].]]-]

** Jeremy gets one when [[spoiler:he realizes that the giant woman has found his hiding spot and is lowering herself over him.]] The camera shows him from Val's POV [[spoiler:shouting no and hold up his palms in a frightened stop gesture right before she [[VacuumMouth sucks him into her mouth,]] swallows him, and [[SpitOutAShoe spits out his shoe.]] ]]

* A panel of the character panicking appears above the special gauge upon being knocked down and taunted or running low on hp in ''VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle''.