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English term or phrase: smash cut

Definition from New York Film Academy:
An abrupt cut from one scene to another without a smooth transition.

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The impact of a smash cut is strengthened when it juxtaposes two scenes with wildly different tones. For instance, horror films often use the jarring nature of a smash cut to transition from a gruesome in-progress murder scene to a happy or peaceful moment. MasterClass
If you’ve got a loud scene that immediately goes to a quiet scene or vice versa, this is where you’d use the smash cut. You want to use it when you’re transitioning between two completely different scenes, emotions, or narratives and you need to make an abrupt transition. Pond5 blog
Suddenly, there is a visual and an audio smash cut to introduce Samuel L. Jackson’s character: the visual smash cut is created by going from the girl dancing, with music background, to a close up of a clock. Introduction to Film & Media Studies

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stacco

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stacco

Definition from glossario cinematografico homolaicus:
STACCO. Il passaggio da un’inquadratura all’altra, senza legami, senza soluzione di continuità, anzi spesso a contrasto: p.es. da un interno silenzioso e in ombra a un esterno pieno di luce e rumore.

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Smash cut to Four Leaf, who treks alone through a frightening jungle. Stacco su Quadrifoglio che si addentra da solo nella giungla minacciosa. - glosse

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stacco

Definition from Glossario cinematografico:
Le singole riprese vengono collegate tra loro in fase di montaggio attraverso diversi segni di punteggiatura (o di interpunzione filmica.
Quando tale collegamento avviene in modo netto, senza l’intromissione di effetti visivi, si parla di stacco (interruzione netta tra un’inquadratura e quella successiva). Si tratta del modo più diretto e frequentemente usato per raccordare due riprese successive..

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I raccordi possono essere per stacco, cioè con un passaggio secco da un’inquadratura all’altra, oppure per transizione, ovvero con un effetto che consente un passaggio graduale tra sequenze. - Cinescuola

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