J-cut

/dʒˈeɪkˈʌt/

J-cut

a transition where the audio from the next shot begins before the video from the previous shot ends, creating a smooth and seamless transition between scenes

Examples

1. So this is the J-cut.

2. Now the opposite of an L-cut is a J-cut because the letter goes in the opposite direction.

3. So that's how you do the L-cut and the J-cut using just iMovie.

4. Today I'm going to show you how to do two audio cuts called the L-cut and the J-cut.