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'''Fast cutting''' is a film editing technique which refers to several consecutive [[shot]]s of a brief duration (i.e. 3 seconds). It can be used to convey a lot of information very quickly, or to imply either energy or chaos.
'''Fast cutting''' is a film editing technique which refers to several consecutive [[shot]]s of a brief duration (i.e. 3 seconds). It can be used to convey a lot of information very quickly, or to imply either energy or chaos.


One famous example of '''fast cutting''' is the murder-scene in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]s [[Psycho]].
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See also: [[motion picture terminology]], [[slow cutting]]

Revision as of 18:18, 20 May 2003

Fast cutting is a film editing technique which refers to several consecutive shots of a brief duration (i.e. 3 seconds). It can be used to convey a lot of information very quickly, or to imply either energy or chaos.

One famous example of fast cutting is the murder-scene in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho.


See also: motion picture terminology, slow cutting