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Glossary · Editing

Match cut

A cut that links two shots through a matching shape, movement or sound.

A cut that links two shots through a matching shape, movement or sound.

The best-known example is in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), where a bone thrown into the air cuts to a spacecraft.

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The craft Editing Where the film is found: rhythm, continuity and meaning in the cut.
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