split screen
noun
: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images
also
: the visual composition based on this technique
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Audiard had fun playing with musical forms, adding split screens and dissolves to his usual cinematic lexicon.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
That split screen will animate American discourse for the next four years.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
All four parts overlap with each other and sometimes play simultaneously on a split screen.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Another post showed a split screen of Kirk Gibson’s massive walk-off home run way back in 1985 that also ended that game.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
That split screen will animate American discourse for the next four years.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
All four parts overlap with each other and sometimes play simultaneously on a split screen.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Another post showed a split screen of Kirk Gibson’s massive walk-off home run way back in 1985 that also ended that game.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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