Cut and Dissolve

Cut

Cut verb - Dissolve by breaking down the fat of.

Usage example: soap cuts grease

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Dissolve and cut are semantically related in thin topic. In some cases you can use "Dissolve" instead a verb "Cut".

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.

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Cut and dissolve are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead a verb "Dissolve", if it concerns topics such as thin.

people	cut people	dissolve people
body	cut body	dissolve body
flesh	cut flesh	dissolve flesh
material	cut material	dissolve material
Other words: way, hair, head, steel, glass, ties.

A cut or dissolve that matches an object in the first shot with an object in the second shot.

Source: Match Cut
This can be done by cutting in illustrative footage (called B-Roll), cutting to a Reaction Shot of the interviewer, or by using a fast dissolve or wipe instead of a hard cut.

Source: Jump Cut
The standard TARDIS materialisation method in did this, with a dissolve instead of a jump cut.

Source: Stop Trick

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