intercut

American  

[in-ter-kuht, in-ter-kuht, in-ter-kuht] / ˌɪn tərˈkʌt, ˈɪn tərˌkʌt, ˈɪn tərˌkʌt /

verb (used without object)

intercut, intercutting

1. to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.

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verb (used with object)

intercut, intercutting

1. to insert (shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.) into the narrative of a film.

2. to interrupt the narrative of (a film) with shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.

noun

1. a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.

intercut British  

/ ˌɪntəˈkʌt /

verb

1. films another word for crosscut

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Etymology

Origin of intercut

First recorded in 1605–15; inter- + cut

Example Sentences

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intercut intercutting

The trap beats intercut with strings can be attributed to legendary producer DJ Mustard whose beats help take listeners on a revenge tirade guided by Lamar's shots at Drake.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

The way the lake looks and sounds, the movements of mundane morning tasks, are intercut with memories that eventually expose the roots and depths of Anne’s and Frankie’s predicaments.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

Seinfeld’s reboot is intercut with the story of Orny Adams, a young stand-up trying to follow the Seinfeld playbook.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

It’s just that you’ve intercut it to the bejesus with 6 million other bits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

These, in turn, are intercut with close-ups of the stroke oarsmen grimacing with effort as they rock rhythmically back and forth, leaning into the camera and then back away again.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

During its climax, “Centurion: The Dancing Stallion” rather ambitiously aligns the fates of Ellissia and Centurion, intercutting their struggles as they confront parallel medical emergencies.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

With knowledge of past events through the intercutting of scenes, these meanings become touched with the sacred grief of all that one has loved and lost, yet also soothed by the consolation that remembrance brings.

From The Verge ● Mar. 25, 2022

“We ended up making the bold move of intercutting so Paul discovers the note the same time Leto dies,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

The intercutting isn’t the trick here—the trick is writing text that makes perfect sense whether you read it as a standalone pirate comic, a standalone newsvendor’s monologue, or a dialogue between the two.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2019

“Stay in the same low angle of him, intercutting with the key,” Haynes said.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019