| 释义 |
ˈcross-ˌcutting, vbl. n.
[f. cross-cut v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of cutting across.
1805R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 345 Repeated cross-cuttings with the plough and harrowings. 1896Daily News 16 Dec. 8/4 He had done 326 feet of cross-cutting still in ore.
2. Cinemat. The action or process of alternating two or more sequences in editing a film. Also transf.
1938G. H. Sewell Amat. Film-making x. 98 Such a device of alternating shots of two ideas is known as cross cutting. 1954Encounter Aug. 52/2 Intolerance..set a standard of screen narrative by cross-cutting and contrapuntal action never since surpassed. 1958Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Feb. 97/4 The manipulation of a rather complex plot is unsure, the cross-cutting inexpert. 1963Movie Feb. 31/1 These angles, which are constantly cut together, have been selected in deliberate opposition to conventional cross-cutting. |