noun
- a motorized viewing device used in film editing to examine and cut film footage frame by frame
Usage: trademark (originally); film/cinema industry term; now often used generically for any film editing viewer
Examples
- The editor spent hours at the moviola, carefully reviewing each scene.
- Before digital editing became standard, filmmakers relied on the moviola to assemble their cuts.
- She threaded the film through the moviola to check the timing of the transition.
- The director used the moviola to decide which takes to keep and which to discard.