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7	An editing technique in which the exact same action (such as a {{Talking Head\|s}}) is filmed from various angles all around the subject, then edited together with {{Jump Cut}}s amongst all the different angles. Similar to the RepeatCut, except that the action is not actually repeated.
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9	Typically, the talking head will focus on one particular camera angle as if it is the only camera recording; all other angles show the subject from the side or even from behind, calmly nattering on whilst facing away from the camera.
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11	The technique is most commonly used with stunt work or similar action sequences, particularly vehicular stunts. In this case the trope is fully justified; most stunts, by their very (destructive) nature, can be performed [[ItOnlyWorksOnce only once]], and those that ''can'' be re-done require time- and money-consuming re-setup, making it more desirable to get it done in one take anyway. Multiple camera setups are used to provide the director and editors with plenty of footage.
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13	Outside of stunt work, the Multi-Take Cut tends to be more common in television commercials, but can also be utilized for talking heads in some movies and TV shows, often in combination with the JitterCam. The intention seems to be to add a sense of movement or frenetic excitement to an otherwise dull, boringly static scene. It can also be a bit discombobulating to the viewer, an effect which might actually be desirable in, say, a mystery or thriller.
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15	Many local news shows have reporters record on-location promotional blurbs. Of course, it's also common in {{music video\|Tropes}}s.
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17	!!Because this trope is [[OmnipresentTropes so ubiquitous]] in stunts, please submit '''Non-Stunt Examples''' only:
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20	%%* Creator/SamWaterston's spots for TD Waterhouse.
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22	[[AC:{{Anime}} & {{Manga}}]]
23	* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Whenever Death the Kid fires the Death Cannon, there are four takes of the show from different angles (counting the first one) the one exception in the anime is the final fight against the Kishin, where he fires it multiple times without the cuts.
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25	[[AC:{{Film}}s -- Live-Action]]
26	* ''Film/BicentennialMan'': In the scene where Andrew is [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny telling jokes]] to the family, the camera starts as if it is placed on the table looking up at him, but {{Jump\|Cut}}s around so that we can get [[ReactionShot everyone's reactions]] as they dissolve into uncontrollable laughter.
27	* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': {{Downplayed}}. As shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-iuuwOtsow here]], Creator/ChristopherNolan filmed the hospital explosion from several angles, but decided to put only two in the finished movie.
28	* ''Film/GIJane'': The scene in which Creator/DemiMoore's character shaves her head.
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30	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
31	%%* ''Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller''
32	%%* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Done in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]] during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlqQsKG94I "if I believe in one thing"]] speech.
33	* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': The series uses it in pretty much every establishing shot, with a few seconds clearly passing between each cut. Presumably done to give a sense of hurry.
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36	* Music/CelineDion: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjqojwp2hQ Then You Look At Me]]", Dion is in the middle of a [[TechnologyPorn lab where they're building NDR114 robots]]. She stays in one spot, [[ThreeMinutesOfWrithing dancing in a skimpy outfit]], while the camera jumps around the entire room, sometimes focusing on her from the front, the sides, or on all the equipment.
37	* Music/{{Vitas}}: The music video of "Love Me" is made up entirely of the camera panning around Vitas at various angles.
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39	[[AC:VideoGames]]
40	* ''VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure'': The CoupDeGraceCutscene for the FinalBoss shows Abobo's uppercut close in at four different angles. Those same four angles are then shown again in quick succession, this time with the punch connecting.
41	* ''VideoGame/TheDarkness'': Nicky has a series of monologues while he's sitting or standing under a spotlight during the loading screens. He talks directly ahead but the camera will constantly change angles.
42	* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': In the final battle with Bowser, this happens when Mario lands the finishing blow.
43	* ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe2'': Sexy Silvia's exclusive power is to playback the same attack three times for triple damage, even though you only attacked once.
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45	[[AC:Web Animation]]
46	* ''WebAnimation/BananaNanaNinja'': When Baninja pokes Sumo Baker in the navel, the ensuing HighPressureBlood torrent that blasts Baninja away is seen from different angles.
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48	[[AC:Web Videos]]
49	* ''LetsPlay/SimonSaysLetsPlayVideoGames'': The ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV: Online Heist'' videos (specifically The Prison Heist, the Hydra hijack mission for the Humane Labs Raid, the Raid itself, and the actual heist part of the Pacific Standard Heist) cut between gameplay footage and rendered camera shots of the action (made possible by the Rockstar Editor). In the Pacific Standard, this is what lets the viewer watch Brian and Chronos as they complete their task in the bank.
50	* WebVideo/{{Smosh}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuA-7qxd2A0 MANSPIDER!]]'' plays this one with RuleOfCool and RuleOfFunny. There's a scene where a guy removes his towel and then asks "Who wants to go skinny dipping?" only for Manspider (Anthony) to answer "No one!" and then whip the towel at him, making him fall into the pool. Cue the montage of numerous takes of the guy's falling in different angles.
51	* ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'': Wildly-changing cuts, zoom-ins, and camera angles are heavily abused in the Cheat's attempt at "Youth Through Editing" in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE164LookingOld "Looking Old"]].
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