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Cut-in
noun
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Noun
- 1 A section of film or audio inserted into another sequence.
"Inasmuch as leaders and cut-ins use up film a foot to a word, they should be resorted to only when absolutely necessary. For the producer has sufficient expense in his company and plant, without adding to it in film for cut-ins and leaders."
- 2 (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film wordnet
- 3 A visual sequence focusing on a character's face or body while they perform a special move. broadly
- 4 (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program wordnet
- 5 The situation where the performer of a musical work receives royalties for each performance, despite not having composed it.
""My collaborators are having their convention in Cleveland this week," was the rueful joke among real songwriters who were seeing their royalties diluted by cut-ins."
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- 6 An instance of pulling in front of another vehicle in traffic.
Etymology
Deverbal from cut in.
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