intercut
/ɪntəˈkʌt
/verb (intercuts, intercutting; past and past participle intercut) [with object]
Alternate (scenes or shots) with contrasting scenes or shots to make one composite scene in a film: pieces of archive film are intercut with brief interviews [no object]: the action intercuts between the time periods...
- Every nude scene is intercut with shots of a slobbering, googly-eyed principal and his equally expectant sidekick.
- Director Byrum attempted to misdirect the censors by intercutting the same scenes shot in color with those in black-and-white as they would appear in the final print.
- These scenes are intercut not only with the four short films that unfold within this structure but also with media coverage of them on TV and radio shows.
