crosscut
Cut against grain
Crosscut describes cutting across the grain rather than along it.
A crosscut saw has teeth designed to sever wood fibers perpendicular to their direction.
The term extends to any diagonal or transverse cut.
In film, to crosscut is to alternate between two scenes happening simultaneously, building tension or showing parallel action: The director crosscut between the chase and the ticking bomb.
Past of perceive
- handsawToothed blade for wood
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- fellingDowning standing timber
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
kerf · blade · stroke · pull · push · timber · log · firewood
Enclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- aditHorizontal mine opening
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- veinVessel toward heart
lode · seam · ore · excavation · passage · gallery · horizontal · intersect
Refining content for clarity
- transitionChange from one state
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- intercutAlternate between scenes
scene · juxtaposition · sequence · splice · continuity · narrative · tension · pacing
saw
Past of perceive
teeth · kerf · blade · stroke · pull · push · timber · log · firewood · cordwood
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
vein · lode · seam · ore · excavation · passage · gallery · horizontal · intersect · extraction
editing
Refining content for clarity
- transitionChange from one state
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- montageAssembled sequence of images
intercut · scene · juxtaposition · sequence · splice · continuity · narrative · tension · pacing · Griffith
diagonal
Slanting line or path
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
grid · checkered · intersecting · geometric · mesh · hatching · lines · angle · overlay · textile
diagonal
Slanting line or path
direct · route · beeline · across · shortcut · detour · expedient · time-saver
- Filmmakingcamera, film director, camcorder, directing, script
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- minemine shaft, adit, drift, raise, portal
- knife cutsjulienne, chiffonade, dice, mince, chop
- knife skillsknife grip, pinch grip, claw grip, chopping, slicing
- Silver Miningsilver ore, silver veins, miners, ore, shafts