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L-cut

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, L-cut means: An edit in which sound from the previous shot continues after the picture changes to the next shot.

In Turkish: L kesme

How it is used

Use an L-cut when an interview voice continues over another image; the outgoing sound outlasts its original picture.

Example sentences

  1. The L-cut keeps her explanation playing over the product close-up.

    The earlier speaker's audio continues after the visual cut.

  2. An L-cut carries the crowd noise into the empty corridor shot.

    Outgoing sound bridges two different images.

Common collocations

  • use an L-cut
  • L-cut transition
  • transitionThe way one clip changes into the next in a video, from a simple cut to effects such as a fade, a swipe or a zoom.
  • cutawayA short inserted shot that shows a related detail, adds context, or covers an edit between main shots in a video.

More terms: Video Production and Editing

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