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A visual tool of emphasis, in which the same action, line, or brief exchange is shown more than once in immediate repetition. Often, different angles or takes are used. Sometimes called a "stuttercut" or "[[Rule of Three|triple]] take" (not to be confused with [[Double Take]]).
For example, you might see a close-up of a character's face as he delivers a line, then a close-up of a different character's reaction as the same line is delivered off-screen, then a wide shot including both characters to see how their body language plays. Or, in an action scene, you might see the same sequence repeated several times from different angles or perspectives. This is particularly popular with fight scenes and explosions, as the director tries to deliver the maximum visceral payoff to the
Each cut usually lasts only a second or two, sometimes less; the exact timing can vary slightly from cut to cut. In some cases involving dialog, just the actor's last few words may be repeated rather than the whole line. This can help make it explicit to the viewer that they are seeing the same event from a different viewpoint, i.e. "rewinding" the scene, rather than the event portrayed actually happening multiple times.
May be used in conjunction with [[Dizzy Cam]] or [[Jittercam]], but these are techniques of shooting, whereas
For other examples of stretching out an action sequence, see [[Bullet Time]]. May overlap with [[Broken Record]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[FLCL]]'' deserves a mention here for using just about every camera technique there is possible in the span of six episodes.
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' shows a triple take of [[
* The beginning of ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' shows three different shots from different angles when Honoka and Nagisa first pass each other in the first episode.
* Used in ''[[Death Note]]''. In the first episode, when Light is testing the Death Note for its authenticity, he stops an attempted rape by writing the would-be rapist's name in his Death Note with 'Traffic Accident' written as the cause of death. Soon after, a truck wheels in from nowhere and plows into the man. The death is shown three times, each from a different angle.
** Deliciously parodied in the first episode of ''School Note'', which repeats the crash a dozen times or so, set to dramatic music.
** I just counted. It repeats ''twenty-five times.''
** Also used when Light hugs Misa, down to replaying the same gasp in all three shots, evidently underscoring just ''how'' [[Revealing Hug|critically consequential this hug is]]... [[
** Somewhat parodied when Aizawa snaps due to prolonged contact with Misa.
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', with Ichigo getting slammed by a lightning bolt through the shoulder by the [[Aloof Big Brother]].
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* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' hammers this trope into the ground.
** [[Catch Phrase|"I'm in despair! Overuse of this trope in this anime has left me in despair!"]]
* Played straight and subverted in ''[[Dragonball Z]]'', as scenes like Vegeta's first transformation to Super Saiyan get this treatment... but so do some unspectacular punches or kicks (these often get just the same frame/animation repeated rather than a different angle shown).
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. The creation of the titular mecha.
** ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' hammers this trope so far into the ground it shows up in China.
* This is used heavily in ''[[Oniisama e...]]'', mostly on still frames.
* ''[[Naruto]]'' has used this at times. One that stands out was during the Naruto vs. Haku fight, when a Fox-Demon-Possessed Naruto delivered a massive blow to Haku's head that sent him flying/rolling over 100 feet.
** Another one much later that stands out is {{spoiler|the Raikage putting Sasuke into a ground smashing suplex}} that is shown from three different angles.
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* ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'', first episode, when Karin punches Kazune in the face.
* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' uses a stuttercut to emphasize a particularly impressive [[Asskicking Pose]] [http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc402/sparkysharps/tumblr_lq9a9jykM11qag4h7o1_400.gif Kotetsu delivers] at the end of episode 21.
* ''[[
* ''[[Nichijou]]'' takes the cake - one scene involves Takasaki-sensei lightly hitting Yukko on the head with a binder, which is followed by a
== Film ==
* The
* One of the earliest uses of the technique in an action film appeared in the climactic battle of Akira Kurosawa's ''Zoku Sanshiro Sugata'', with a karate chop nearly missing the main character's face, setting the stage for one of action cinema's most enduring cliches.
* This technique was popularized in contemporary Eastern Cinema by the [[Jackie Chan]] film ''Police Story'' back in 1985, wherein the stunt in which the hero slides down 4 stories of Christmas lights was so impressive that the editor could not bear to throw away
* A rare Western feature film example is a moment in ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'', in which we see the antagonist getting kicked in the face from three different angles.
* In the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] experiment, ''[[Laserblast]]'', a gas station and car get blown
* ''[[Ong Bak|Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior]]'' uses this for nearly every impressive stunt in the movie, showing the action from different angles and different speeds. Of course, given the damn impressive nature of the stunts, wouldn't you want to show them off as much as possible?
* [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Death Proof]]'' shows the same collision multiple times, each time focusing on exactly how a different victim was mangled to death.
* Used quite blatantly in early Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. The end of his fights could pretty much be summed up as him doing a split when striking, and then showing the strike from twenty different angles.
* Used a few times on Tom Cruise's character in ''[[The Last Samurai]]''. In particular, one fight scene that was completely repeated in its entirety, albeit in black and white.
* In ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', the words "buried alive" in Khan's taunt are repeated as we switch to Kirk hearing it over the communicator. Then Kirk [[The Khan|yells Khan's name]], which is also repeated as we switch to a shot of the planet they're on, which officially turned the whole thing into [[Narm]].
* Famously done in ''[[The Shining]]'' with Jack going through the window.
* Used twice toward the end of ''[[Blue Thunder]]''
* The Ingmar Bergman film ''Persona'' does this with an entire ''scene'': first, we see a monologue with the camera looking at the speaker, and then we see the exact same monologue again, this time with the camera focusing on who the speaker is talking to. Bonus points: this isn't a simple shot-reverse shot, this is an entire sequence, with each shot being a perfect mirror of the opposite angle for each corresponding shot.
* Used in the introduction of Simba in ''[[The Lion King]]''.
* The [[Oh Crap|breach of the Deeping Wall]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Two Towers]]''.
* Used rather effectively towards the end of ''[[
* In ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', one character mentions that "Repetition works!" [[Lampshade Hanging|We then see it again from another angle]].
* In ''[[Monty Python and
* In ''Tears of the Black Tiger'', after the hero kills someone using his [[Improbable Aiming Skills]], a text screen comes up: ''"Did you follow that? No? Okay, we'll show it again!"'' Then the action sequence is repeated, in more detail this time.
* In ''[[Commando (film)|Commando]]'', Arnold's character remote detonates the barracks of the [[Big Bad]]'s base, showing the explosion nine times from different angles.
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* The climax of Brian DePalma's ''[[The Fury]]'' features John Cassavetes {{spoiler|exploding}} 13—count 'em—''13 times'' from various angles. And then the credits roll.
* The original version of ''[[The Omen]]'' shows David Warner's character {{spoiler|being decapitated by the sheet of glass sliding off the back of the truck}} several times from different angles.
== Literature ==
* Done, believe it or not, in a book. In ''Catch A Killer'' by George Woods, the death of the titular killer is described in a [[Narm
== Live
* This technique was a common quirk in ''[[Homicide: Life
** It turned up, as a stylistic parody, in the Documentary episode (named ''The Documentary'', oddly enough). Their crimescene videographer's documentary uses the effect, and the characters (watching it) mock it as an amateurish editing mistake.
* [[Reality Show|Reality]] [[Game Show]] ''[[Fear Factor]]'' uses this trick to the point of irritation.
* Often used on the [[Action Series]] to emphasize the power or destruction of a chase, car crash or explosion sequence.
* Since much-reviled producer Bruce Kalish came along, ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has abused this to insane levels, to the point of anything in action scene, particularly [[Stuff Blowing Up]], being shown repeatedly and in extreme slow-mo. Sometimes, explosions occur without a source just to facilitate this (making it all the more ridiculous: at a random point during a fight scene, quite literally ''nothing'' will explode massively four times, slowly, from three or four angles. Oookay...)
* ''[[Beakman's World]]'' also liked to do this, either to emphasize [[Stuff Blowing Up]] or just to see Lester getting pied in the face over and over in rapid succession.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' featured one in "Forest of the Dead" when the Doctor realised just why his future self gave River Song the [[Chekhov's Gun|sonic screwdriver]]...
** As well as in "The Waters of Mars" after he has a particularly crushing [[Heel Realization]]
* When something big happens (either good or bad) in particularly intense parts of [[Retro Game Master]], we're shown the mistake as Arino makes it onscreen, and then his reaction.
* Particularly common when American shows are shown in other countries. In children's shows, after the ad break, a repeat cut is shown of the action happening just before the ad break. In countries with different ad policies, the ads aren't shown. To the people watching these shows, there would be at least two repeat cuts each episode.
* Seen on ''[[The Office]]'' during [[Show Within a Show|Michael's home-made action movie]] ''Threat Level Midnight''. It's a scene of a character's head [[Your Head Asplode|exploding]] several times. Said character is played by [[Butt Monkey]] Toby.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory
== Music Videos ==
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== Professional Wrestling ==
* Used ''all the time'' when replaying footage of an attack, to distract from the fact that little or no physical contact was actually made, and/or to make it seem like the attack was actually repeated during the fight.
== Video Games ==
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** Ditto in ''[[Mega Man X]] 5''. Ironically, the laser blast is [[Luck-Based Mission|almost never a success]].
* Spike's capture of Specter in the original ''Ape Escape''. "Gotcha!" "Gotcha!" "Gotcha!"
* In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Rush]]'', the last hit of every boss fight is displayed in this manner.
* In ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4'', if you defeat the final boss with a special grab move, a Repeat Cut replays the exact moment of the finishing blow.
* In ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generations'', the SRX's [[Combination Attack|HTB Cannon/Tenjou Tenga Ichigeki Hissatsu Hou]] is shown this way.
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* Happens whenever a character uses a special technique in ''[[Fist of the North Star]]: Ken's Rage''.
* In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising|Kid Icarus Uprising]]'', when you defeat Medusa, the moment she stands there with her arm in the air is repeated four times.
== Web Animation ==
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*** Luigi headbutting Koopa Green after beating him and Koopa Yellow up with Sonic.
** And then in episode 6, there's Mecha Sonic interrupting the fight between the heroes, the Koopa Bros, and the Axem Rangers X by plowing through the turtles, who were performing their [[Combination Attack|special attack]]. And they had a Chaos Emerald.
== Web Original ==
* A gratuitous instance occurs in the ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' episode "Purple Monkey", as a result of Daniel experimenting with editing techniques.
== Western Animation ==
* Perhaps in a reference to the anime example above, in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender/Recap/Book 1/03 The Southern Air Temple
** Another example is the first time the Blue Spirit is shown, although this set of 3 shots is of the zooming in variety.
** Also done from 3 angles is the shot of Zuko's ship being blown up.
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* Frequently appears in ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', often taking the form of three bars filling the screen one by one.
** This is also the form it takes on ''[[Megas XLR]]'', which also does this a lot.
* Another Western example: ''[[
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'' Brian and Stewie dive out of a house just before it explodes, and the explosion
* In ''[[Transformers Generation 1|Transformers: The Movie]]'', this happens when Rodimus Prime opens the Matrix of Leadership.
* In [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'s Big Picture Show, this happens when the Eds escape Eddy's house in a car (flying out the roof), starting a huge chase sequence throughout the cul-de-sac and surrounding area.
* On ''[[Surf's Up]]'', Cody wiping out on his first wave at Pengu Island is repeated four times. It is shown [[Ironic Echo Cut|after a shot of him]] [[Tempting Fate|talking about how you'll want to see that first ride over and over and over again]].
* Used over and over in the first D.Y.N.A.M.O. episode of ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]''.
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