blog question: What is a J or L cut? What do they do? How can they improve your edit?

A J or L cut is a split edit. The cuts, cut out the parts of the scene you don't want. This helps you drop out what you do or do not want in your edit. It helps the scenes fit together better and flows the movie story along. The J or L cut is used in every movie and even show you see. They even sometimes are in youtube videos. J or L cuts are used throughout the entire film industry. Without it, movies would contain unnecessary information and be overly long.