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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[FLCL]]'' deserves a mention here for using just about every camera technique there is possible in the span of six episodes.

* ''[[Sergeant Frog]]'' uses this when Giriro makes his first appearance and the TV explodes.

* ''[[Nichijou]]'' takes the cake - one scene involves Takasaki-sensei lightly hitting Yukko on the head with a binder, which is followed by a Repeat Cut sequence of that action that continues for ''literally three straight minutes''.

 

== Film ==

* The Repeat Cut was pretty much invented by the great Soviet director [[Sergei Eisenstein]], who made constant use of it. One famous instance is in ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]'' when a sailor smashes his supper dish in disgust. What would usually be done in one or two shots is done in nine, with the plate smashing twice. Thus, this is the [[Trope Maker]] as well as the [[Ur Example]].

* One of the earliest uses of the technique in an action film appeared in the climactic battle of Akira Kurosawa's ''Zoku Sanshiro Sugata'', with a karate chop nearly missing the main character's face, setting the stage for one of action cinema's most enduring cliches.

* A rare Western feature film example is a moment in ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'', in which we see the antagonist getting kicked in the face from three different angles.

* In the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] experiment, ''[[Laserblast]]'', a gas station and car get blown up—with the explosions repeatedly viewed from different angles. This gives a rather convincing impression to Mike, the bots, and the viewers at home that ''several different items'' are being blown up, not just the one featured in the scene.

* The climax of Brian DePalma's ''[[The Fury]]'' features John Cassavetes {{spoiler|exploding}} 13—count 'em—''13 times'' from various angles. And then the credits roll.

* The original version of ''[[The Omen]]'' shows David Warner's character {{spoiler|being decapitated by the sheet of glass sliding off the back of the truck}} several times from different angles.

 

== Literature ==

* Done, believe it or not, in a book. In ''Catch A Killer'' by George Woods, the death of the titular killer is described in a [[Narm]]y way that evokes this image.

 

* This technique was a common quirk in ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', although [[Executive Meddling]] led to it being heavily cut down in later seasons.

** It turned up, as a stylistic parody, in the Documentary episode (named ''The Documentary'', oddly enough). Their crimescene videographer's documentary uses the effect, and the characters (watching it) mock it as an amateurish editing mistake.

* Particularly common when American shows are shown in other countries. In children's shows, after the ad break, a repeat cut is shown of the action happening just before the ad break. In countries with different ad policies, the ads aren't shown. To the people watching these shows, there would be at least two repeat cuts each episode.

* Seen on ''[[The Office]]'' during [[Show Within a Show|Michael's home-made action movie]] ''Threat Level Midnight''. It's a scene of a character's head [[Your Head Asplode|exploding]] several times. Said character is played by [[Butt Monkey]] Toby.

 

== Music Videos ==

== Professional Wrestling ==

* Used ''all the time'' when replaying footage of an attack, to distract from the fact that little or no physical contact was actually made, and/or to make it seem like the attack was actually repeated during the fight.

 

== Video Games ==

* Happens whenever a character uses a special technique in ''[[Fist of the North Star]]: Ken's Rage''.

* In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising|Kid Icarus Uprising]]'', when you defeat Medusa, the moment she stands there with her arm in the air is repeated four times.

 

== Web Animation ==

*** Luigi headbutting Koopa Green after beating him and Koopa Yellow up with Sonic.

** And then in episode 6, there's Mecha Sonic interrupting the fight between the heroes, the Koopa Bros, and the Axem Rangers X by plowing through the turtles, who were performing their [[Combination Attack|special attack]]. And they had a Chaos Emerald.

 

== Web Original ==

* A gratuitous instance occurs in the ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' episode "Purple Monkey", as a result of Daniel experimenting with editing techniques.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Frequently appears in ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', often taking the form of three bars filling the screen one by one.

** This is also the form it takes on ''[[Megas XLR]]'', which also does this a lot.

* In ''[[Family Guy]]'' Brian and Stewie dive out of a house just before it explodes, and the explosion is—along with their jump—shown about thirty times from different angles.

* In ''[[Transformers Generation 1|Transformers: The Movie]]'', this happens when Rodimus Prime opens the Matrix of Leadership.