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match cut

match cut noun: a cut between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to establish continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.

Noun

match cut (plural match cuts)

  1. A cut between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to establish continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.

Forms of match cut

pluralmatch cuts

Questions about match cut

What does match cut mean?
Match cut means a cut between two different objects, spaces, or compositions in which there is a correspondence between the two scenes, helping to establish continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.
What part of speech is match cut?
Match cut is a noun.
What is the plural of match cut?
The plural of match cut is match cuts.

Words near match cut in the dictionary

  1. matbucha
  2. match
  3. match ball
  4. match balls
  5. match beat for beat
  6. match cut
  7. match cuts
  8. match day
  9. match days
  10. Match Demo
  11. match dissolve

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