fast-cut
Americanverb (used without object)
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“Jeen-yuhs” is bookended by special effects and fast-cut editing that recall the now-charmingly lo-fi aesthetics that defined the network in the early to mid-’90s.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
True, certain body images here radiate bold, untrammeled joy, as in the case of Rashaad Newsome’s elating, fast-cut video potpourri of New Orleans Mardi Gras parades and vogueing.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Vincent has clearly watched a lot of Pina Bausch and while the debt is apparent in the piece's fast-cut and often drolly surreal tableaux, the impetus and inspiration are Vincent's own.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2012
Often it's dazzling to hear what the fast-cut ahistorical tastes of the 21st century have done to mainstream music.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
An age of MTV and fast-cut editing is not going to produce a Gettysburg Address.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arizona got back to its free-flowing, fast-cutting ways against the Bruins early in the rematch.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
The final result: a collection of evocative images that collide like the fast-cutting montage of film.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sand-laden water bored exactly like an auger, in fast-cutting whirls.
From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson)
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