A J cut is a variant of a
split edit
A split edit, is a transition from one shot to another in film or video, where transition of the audio and video happen at different times. This is often done to enhance the aesthetics or flow of the film, allowing the audience to see context—ei ...
film editing
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...
technique in which the audio from a following scene overlaps the picture from the preceding scene, so that the audio portion of the later scene starts playing before its picture as a lead-in to the visual cut. Also called an ''audio lead'' or ''audio advance''.
The name of the cut refers to the shape of audio and video pieces of the second of two scenes cut together when it was done on analog film. This technique has been applied since sound film first appeared.
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Film transition
A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. Most commonly this is through a normal cut to the next shot. Most films will also include selective u ...
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Jump cut
A jump cut is a cut (transition), cut in film editing in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being removed in order to render the effect of jumping forward in time. Camera posit ...
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L cut
An L cut is a variant of a split edit film editing technique in which the audio from preceding scene overlaps the picture from the following scene, so that the audio cuts after the picture, and continues playing over the beginning of the next scene ...
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Match cut
In film, a match cut is a cut from one shot to another where the composition of the two shots are matched by the action or subject and subject matter. For example, in a duel a shot can go from a long shot on both contestants via a cut to a medium ...
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Split edit
A split edit, is a transition from one shot to another in film or video, where transition of the audio and video happen at different times. This is often done to enhance the aesthetics or flow of the film, allowing the audience to see context—ei ...
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Prelap
Prelap is a screenwriting term that means the dialogue from the next Scene (film), scene precedes the cut (transition), cut, and the beginning of the dialogue is heard in the outgoing scene. As an example:
ADRIAN (V.O., PRELAP)
Peter? Peter, w ...
References
Cinematography
Cinematic techniques
Film editing
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