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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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* ''[[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.
* ''[[Sergeant Frog]]'' uses this when Giriro makes his first appearance and the TV explodes.
* ''[[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 ANY of the 3 angles at which it was shot.
* 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.
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* 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]]''.
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== 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
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** This is also the form it takes on ''[[Megas XLR]]'', which also does this a lot.
* Another Western example: ''[[Re Boot]]'' did this in one episode.
* 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.
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