Wednesday 19 September 2012

Crosscutting


Cross cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. In a crosscut, the camera will cut  away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case. Suspense may be added by crosscutting. Here is an example, 16.15 to 16.30, two scenes swiftly changing.

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