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* Rather bizarrely, considering the lowbrow humor of most of the movie, ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'' actually directly parodies this rarely-noticed-or-discussed phenomenon during its parody of ''Film/TheRing,'' with the main character ''[[MediumAwareness reacting]]'' to a [[CatScare sudden boat horn]] piped in from the next scene. Not sure anybody else got it.

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* In the Cracked video series "WebVideo/AfterHours," David attempts to discuss with an unwilling Soren the immorality of cereal mascots. The two of them (three including Michael) are in the bathroom, and Soren is using the urinal. David is just standing behind him badgering. The scene ends with a sound resembling a public toilet flushing; it turns out to be Katie spraying whipped cream directly into her mouth.
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* Constantly used in ''Series/EastEnders''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''. All the time.

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A pre-lap is a scene transition where the sound from the scene transitions before the visuals do, so the sound of the second scene momentarily coincides with the visuals from the first scene.

* Constantly used in ''{{EastEnders}}''.

* Rather bizarrely, considering the lowbrow humor of most of the movie, ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'' actually directly parodies this rarely-noticed-or-discussed phenomenon during its parody of ''Film/TheRing,'' with the main character ''[[MediumAwareness reacting]]'' to a [[CatScare sudden boat horn]] piped in from the next scene. [[ViewersAreMorons Not sure anybody else got it.]]

* In the Cracked video series "WebAnimation/AfterHours," David attempts to discuss with an unwilling Soren the immorality of cereal mascots. The two of them (three including Michael) are in the bathroom, and Soren is using the urinal. David is just standing behind him badgering. The scene ends with a sound resembling a public toilet flushing; it turns out to be Katie spraying whipped cream directly into her mouth.

* ''WesternAnimation/Archer''. All the time.

* An interesting one in ''StarWars Episode I Film/ThePhantomMenace'': When Shmi overhears Qui-Gon discussing the implications of Anakin's impossibly high midi-chlorian count, Darth Maul's Sith chanting theme begins, serving as a lampshade on the conversation before transitioning to Maul's arrival.

* Constantly used in ''Series/EastEnders''.

* ''TheGraduate'', where Dustin Hoffman is in the bottom of a pool but you hear him having a phone conversation with Mrs. Robinson in the following scene.

* An interesting one in ''StarWars Episode I'': When Shmi overhears Qui-Gon discussing the implications of Anakin's impossibly high midi-chlorian count, Darth Maul's Sith chanting theme begins, serving as a lampshade on the conversation before transitioning to Maul's arrival.
* ''LawrenceOfArabia'', where the sound of a train whistle is heard over the end of the previous scene. The UrExample and TropeMaker.
* ''{{Primer}}'' has a scene in which an ice machine is activated on a refrigerator, and a noise is heard. Said noise turns out to be construction equipment from the next scene, where the protagonists are trying to build a device in the garage.
* Rather bizarrely, considering the lowbrow humor of most of the movie, ''ScaryMovie 3'' actually directly parodies this rarely-noticed-or-discussed phenomenon during its parody of ''TheRing,'' with the main character ''[[MediumAwareness reacting]]'' to a [[CatScare sudden boat horn]] piped in from the next scene. [[ViewersAreMorons Not sure anybody else got it.]]

* Constantly used in EastEnders.
* ''{{Lost}}'' uses it often, particularly for transitioning to flashbacks in the early episodes, before the trademark "woosh" noise was added.

* ''LawrenceOfArabia'', where the sound of a train whistle is heard over the end of the previous scene.

* ''IndianaJones And The Last Crusade''. As Indy is looking at a road sign leading to Berlin, the sound of drums is heard. As the scene changes to Berlin, the drums fade into parade music as Nazi soldiers march around and burn books.

* Constantly used in Eastenders.

A pre-lap is a scene transition where the sound from the sound transitions before the visuals do, so the sound of the second scene momentarily coincides with the visuals from the first scene.