What is a reality show 'line cut'?

What is a reality show 'line cut'?

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A line cut is a director taking all of his multi-cameras, whether it's 3, 4, 5, or 6 cameras, and calling a master shot that goes into the line. As opposed to seeing all 6 cameras in real time, there's a 7th feed, which is the cameras that he thought had the best shots at that time. That's called a line cut.