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fast-cut

American  
[fast-kuht, fahst-] / ˈfæstˌkʌt, ˈfɑst- /

verb (used without object)

Television.
fast-cut, fast-cutting
  1. to go abruptly from one brief scene to another.


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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

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