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Editing grammar & transitions · Working

Parallel editing

Also called: cross-cutting

ELI5

Alternating between separate lines of action to build relationship, contrast or tension.

Used in conversation

“The current cut needs a clearer decision about the parallel editing.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

Connected terms

  • Cross-cuttingThe search label “Parallel editing” can route to both entries.
  • IntercuttingThe search label “Cross-cutting” can route to both entries.
When the words have to travel

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