Reverse acting

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Reverse acting is the process by which an actor is filmed performing actions in reverse order. When the film is reversed, actions are seen in the correct order but individual movements are perceived as being subtly (or obviously) "off."

Film of an actor falling backwards into a coffin will, when reversed, make it seem as if the actor is springing from the coffin in a supernatural way.

A number of scenes in David Lynch's Twin Peaks were filmed using reverse acting, including having characters speak approximate phonetic reversals of their lines, so that they come out (somewhat) intelligible when the film is reversed.

A scene in Top Secret! was filmed in reverse for comedic effect.

Bruce Campbell is a noted "reverse actor".