cutaway
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They’re loaded with practical effects and jokes that cost thousands of dollars to produce for a five-second cutaway scene.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
As for the clapping paws, Pizzello said a member of the crew was also helping make that memorable cutaway happen.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
In their mind, every TV cutaway, photograph or mention of Swift's name diverts praise from Mahomes, the NFL's offensive player of the year Christian McCaffrey and the rest of the stars on the field.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
The Stanford Law professors’ hand gestures and facial expressions played prominently into journalists’ recounts of the proceedings, offering the real-life version of the cutaway shot integral to any courtroom TV show.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2023
That corner of their building with the crack had actually fallen off, exposing a cutaway section not only of their old back bedroom, but their living room too.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
One of the director’s frequent visual cutaways is to a knight-outfitted dummy the children build on a picturesque spot, lashed to a stake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Whether it’s Morton’s perpetually scowling expression in the infrequent cutaways to Brian’s life back home or the on-the-nose emphasis on looming gray clouds, there’s no question a storm is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Among this year's melodramatic cutaways to contestants supposedly in their hotel rooms was a clip of Charlotte reading a "Learn Welsh" book, priest Lisa praying and Keith practising his martial arts.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
A joke during the show about “Barbie” garnered a stone-faced reaction from star Ryan Gosling, and Taylor Swift grimaced at a joke about the abundance of NFL cutaways to her in stadium stands.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
They should be dressed in cutaways, with ties, gloves and gardenias provided by the groom.
From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Donald Ogden Stewart
