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Sound bridge

Audio that continues across or begins before a picture transition to connect shots or scenes.

Also known as: audio bridge

Reviewed

Inputs

  • Approved creative material, production information, and the requirements for the task

Outputs

  • A reviewed result with a clear owner, version, and downstream handoff

Handoffs

  • Dialogue, ambience, music, or effects can establish continuity, anticipation, contrast, or memory; a sound bridge is broader than the timeline shapes called J- and L-cuts.

In practice

Dialogue, ambience, music, or effects can establish continuity, anticipation, contrast, or memory; a sound bridge is broader than the timeline shapes called J- and L-cuts.

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