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Definition of intercut
transitive verb
1 : to insert (a contrasting camera shot) into a take by cutting
2 : to insert a contrasting camera shot into (a take) by cutting
intransitive verb
: to alternate contrasting camera shots by cutting
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Recent Examples of intercut from the Web
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The two main stories were intercut with the subtlety of someone flipping channels.
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Kimmel then showed footage of Trump and Pope Francis intercut with scenes of the president trying in vain to hold hands with the pope.
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Rosefeldt attempts to inject a bit of the old break-up by intercutting among a few vignettes, but the effort feels perfunctory.
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His videos were intercut by rants about the political causes he was obsessed by—access to clean water, the degradation of the environment, social discrimination.
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The film is awash in music: Daniel Hart’s evocative original compositions occasionally intercut with a dreamy pop tune.
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The film is awash in music: Daniel Hart’s evocative original compositions occasionally intercut with a dreamy pop tune.
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First Known Use of intercut
1932
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