SFX Secrets: The J Cut & The L Cut

This installment of SFX Secrets explores how editors play with sound and image to create the feeling of seamlessness.

[@KarolisJurevicius]

This is the one editing technique that always sticks out for me. I never knew that there's a term for that, thanks for explaining this so clearly.

[@jjhassy]

No problem.

[@andrewchilders6383]

I have to say, as a teacher I seriously appreciate your videos for choosing modern, awesome, great examples that I can actually show in a classroom with teens. I appreciate it.

[@retardedvaxxedliberal]

In screenwriting this is called a "pre-lap."

[@writtentruthproductions]

How would you format it?

[@JonDotExe]

@@writtentruthproductions Bob (pre-lap) That day was different than most. [some action] Bob (cont'd) It was the first day of my last. You an also just write (V.O.) either works. There are a couple of different ways.

[@writtentruthproductions]

@@JonDotExe Thanks!

[@stedyhandz]

Loved the varied examples of each and the meanings they're able to convey

[@Jamadarsalman22]

This reminds me of the parody they made in scary movie 3. Where its cindy watching a lighthouse and then it cuts to a lighthouse with a ship noise that scares cindy.

[@matrixate]

This was so well done. Thank goodness for the great contrast and comparisons, and practical use.

[@AutoFOCUSED.]

Baby Driver arguably was my favorite movie of all-time, audio-wise.

[@gerard-bergerturbofire]

Perfectly clear, thorough and straight to the point. Amazing, thank you.

[@StanwoodStudios]

Great video, I have just learned to begin using this effect in my editing. These examples and descriptions are super helpful. Well done, thank you.

[@antonioandujar3620]

This is very good content. Useful, interesting and straight to the point. Keep it up.

[@heydomanders]

Great explanation - thank you! Also, love the Ray Liotta Goodfellas VO vibe! 👏🏽

[@petermcgill1315]

The sound of the plane crash during the dance scene in The Right Stuff; just fantastic.😊

[@rehman24fps]

great video. I was confused about L and J- this piece covers pretty much everything about them! thanks :)

[@nikhilbharali5298]

Once I saw the no J & L cut part of this video in Pulp Fiction, which I hadn't noticed the first time I watched it, I went to watch that scene again and realised that after Vincent asks "What" to Mia's Fox Force Five name, she repeats the name and the repetition is in a J-Cut which was very smartly removed from this video to explain when no J & L Cuts are used. Still, these things can be forgiven for explanation's sake and that scene in Pulp Fiction also shows that even if getting-to-know-each-other-talk starts with no J & L Cuts, they end up getting them back when the characters are more comfortable talking to each other because that's when conversation becomes more natural, and in films that's how natural conversation works.

[@Bagrato55]

the best L cut ive ever seen in M.D. House when House is cutting of the trapped woman leg and shes sreaming in pain and there is cut to some other doctor's face whos standing a bit far away and hearing the screams. Powerful delivering and perfomance.

[@arunselvastin4582]

I'm new to this channel and I regret that why I was not aware of this channel before 😑. such a masterpiece keep the amazing work going 💖👏

[@hazygamezz7910]

Best explanation of these techniques I''ve seen yet. Great video. Good shit.

[@nicholaslau9321]

Brilliant. So informative! So well presented here.

[@adrielpelegrino]

Fantastic work! I love it!

[@chrisparky]

As an editor in a previous life, I never knew the name of these cuts but always did them in dialogue scenes as I always thought they made what you were watching flow much better. In my mind, without these subtle audio cues, I feel like I can practically hear the director shout “action” and then the dialogue starts. The Pulp Fiction scene neatly summed that up.

[@judichristopher4604]

EXCELLENT VIDEO Thank you for sharing this great video.

[@sawlfo]

I love this technique videos!

[@ogabrielpopoff]

awesome content!

[@AnimatorHeadSpace]

That was wonderfully explained man!

[@philipcaseyfilms]

Dude, super helpful videos! I’m eating dinner and learning essential cinematography techniques. Win.

[@nyjant]

This was so helpful. Thanks!!!!

[@alfredrb5067]

This video is very well explained. Thank you!

[@DrawingTechnical]

Thanks. I've been using this a few times without realising it was a technique. Now I know, I'll add them in intentionally.

[@igug5268]

Most creative thumbnail i have ever seen✌️❤️

[@pleaseplantme-lawnmowingse3859]

Great explanation video ! Time to go put it to use ! Thank you

[@BlitzeSpitze]

Explained very well. Thank you

[@brandizzati4239]

Great video and great explanation, good job!

[@pratikgoud1]

I learned something new and important today... Thank you

[@AllegedlySpiffy]

Awesome stuff, subbed.

[@mosesgarcia9443]

Wonderful. Great Video Thank you.

[@LuanaCotrim]

Thank you so much!! it is amazing content

[@saadkareem9552]

I like ya cut G

[@Trupen2]

Amazing thank you for this video

[@maximk7816]

Thanks buddy! That's what I was looking for

[@whitefox4237]

good examples, thank you for this!

[@AshtonRalstonHSP]

Great examples and explanations!

[@DaljitSingh-ks6ci]

Great video ❤.

[@sonyviva308]

3:07 I swear I've heard that Door SFX from Max Payne when you leave the door close itself after walking through it.

[@yaujj65]

I can hear as well.

[@madhawasamarawickrama1522]

Me too..........!

[@ginotarabotto]

Amazing. Thanks!

[@emerlander]

Very informative. Thanks a lot! Subscribed!

[@huberthurban]

Good quality and informational video buddy!

[@dakshina7124]

Great video! :)

[@110-shankar6]

Beautifully explained 🙌🙌

[@jessicalhommedieu6986]

best video ive ever seen

[@TotalFisherman]

Thank you!!

[@neelshankhala]

thanks for the explanation bro

[@NewArt1]

Although this is a long standing and effective technique, the first time I remember noticing it (showing my age here) was in "The Graduate" where Ben is talking on the phone to Mrs. Robinson while we see him floating in the pool. Bowled me over!

[@Max.Greger]

thanks, very helpful

[@PriyanshuBharadwa]

Beatiful! ^_^

[@gbeatz4844]

Really nice video

[@jaikumarsivalingam]

Thank you, Jacob!

[@JacobTSwinney]

You're welcome 😊

[@harishharry7463]

Awesome explanation

[@seanfrancis7101]

Moonlight. The scenes where we have the dialogue played over there expression to let your emotions be more engaged from the specific expression on the characters face. When the two guys reunite and when the mom sees her son. I wish you showed that example

[@MateoMusico]

amazing

[@JCLazaro]

watching this almost 5 minutes video is like being in a college school this days learning about filming for 4 years

[@scienceholeum2181]

thanks a lot brother

[@ishitarawat9475]

Thank you so much 😄

[@elliott-king]

Brilliant explainer. Thans.

[@sourcherry23]

Great video!

[@realar]

God, I love Baby Driver. It's just beyond brilliant.

[@AdrianMendoza23]

Thnx for schooling me Fandor!

[@orangutanishappy]

glorious

[@mavtot]

nice vid!

[@sithlordsoup]

i cant stop doing J cuts now

[@kerwinfernandes9583]

Thanks God Bless u! :)

[@djstarsign]

Robert Bresson's "L'Argent" is all J cuts (or at least he employed that technique a lot in the film).

[@Ask22]

Grrea Explanation how did you make the wide video? Can you share with how to make J cut and L cut

[@keysangyonthan]

Great now I know the technique's name.

[@ItsHahaJames]

Amazing lesson -- should be adopted in university course!

[@guillaumebans3240]

For me: The longest J-cut in the cinema, it's when the phone ringing in once upon a time in america with Deniro and you?

[@AdaUnleashed]

Hehehe.

[@blueman1904]

Call me stupid but isn't L-Cut kind of similar to sound bridge? Just curious and confused.

[@devesh3085]

Can i use short movie clips with their sound in my youtube video

[@stantondinger5836]

Things I never knew and never knew that I needed to know, but now know due to YT's Al Gore Rhythm.

[@jayfolk]

nice, but i prefer sound bridge, a "preceding sound bridge" and a "succeeding sound bridge" "cut" gives them a nice inclusivity and categoriazation but anyone who hears or reads "sound bridge" - its hard to forget. specially since mass audiences go whole lifetimes without ever seeing a video editor in their life

[@ksh.khrl9897]

jay folk f

[@maximk7816]

and I prefer to find things easily

[@VespertiliKildem]

Why putting the movies you used from last to first?

[@mont9150]

Lol. Im and editor and never knew this technique have a name. I do this all the time lmao

[@SarloCreative]

i think beach part of dunkirk is more like a b-roll sequence then J or L cut. I think best example is Tree of life.

[@iman5094]

If we're editing an interview session with only one subject, are we only allowed to use one technique? Or should we only use the J cut? Or can we?

[@mont9150]

Just do both

[@emiliobello2538]

Wow

[@00oa4]

Thelma is the goat

[@MrRil-pr4yi]

Udah di subs bang.

[@dirkbastardrelief]

Wait who is jacob?

[@stephenantonelli453]

How is the No Country for Old Men ending an L cut? Is it because it goes quiet and ends? I thought an L cut would mean the screen would go black and Tommy Lee Jones would still be talking.

[@Yuco1410]

You can still hear the BG noise of the clock even its cut to black. Thus would make it an L cut.

[@ShowlidSnake]

Try turning up your volume

[@haraldhwick]

2:21 Jesus Christ that film was wack, forgot that existed ... Lost highway!?

[@RileyRedux]

Great video but it's really annoying that you included the huge Dunkirk spoilers with no warning.

[@justanobody9111]

Riley Redux you have already got your spoilers on your history classes

[@RileyRedux]

lol! not sure if you're joking but I meant it tells us what happens to each character

[@oklol496]

ive never seen the movie and i dont see a single spoiler aside from the end and thats barely a spoiler

[@PhantomNews01]

There were also “spoilers” from a bunch of other movies but youre worried only about dunkirk. Plus at the time this comment was posted, dunkirk had already been out for half a year

[@linking1202]

fuck dunkirk

[@shamila3694]

So its like b-roll,right?

[@bogwandi882]

jlk

[@chirag4589]

Who all are from aevy tv webinar...😂