L cut

noun

An edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.

“Without L cuts, a conversation between two people can feel like a tennis match.”

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Meanings

nounL cut (plural L cuts)

plural L cuts

  1. broadcastingAn edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.

    Without L cuts, a conversation between two people can feel like a tennis match.

Origin

From the L shape of a piece of physical film when cut for this purpose.

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APA

L cut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%20cut

MLA

“L cut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%20cut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “L cut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/L%20cut.

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