hard cut
No fade between
A hard cut is an abrupt transition between scenes in film or video, with no fade, dissolve, or other softening effect—one image simply ends and another begins.
It's the most basic and common type of edit.
The term distinguishes this direct cut from smoother transitions: The director used a hard cut to jolt the audience.
- editModify written material
- spliceJoin end to end
- transitionChange from one state
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
film · video · film editing · scene · scene change · cold open · editor · footage · sequence · switch · clip · montage · razor · timeline · frame · sudden · jarring · clean
- film editingediting, film editing, editor, splice, splicing
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover