Intercut (verb)

  1. To insert (one shot or scene) into another shot or scene.
  2. To alternate (two or more shots or scenes) in a film or video.

Origin:

From latin inter- ("between") + cut.

Examples:

  1. The film intercuts between present day and flashbacks.
  2. The director intercut the footage of the car chase with shots of the driver's face.
  3. Intercutting between different perspectives helps to build suspense in the story.
  4. Intercutting different shots helps to create a sense of continuity in the film.
  5. Intercutting between different locations helps to establish the geography of the story.
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