What does cross-cut accomplish in a package?

• A. A transition that dissolves to black
• B. Alternates between two or more actions to show parallel events
• C. A cut between two shots
• D. A graphic caption overlay

Answer: (B)

Cross-cutting is an editing technique that alternates between two or more actions happening in different places to show they’re happening at the same time. In a package, this keeps the story moving by weaving together different strands—like a field shot and a related interview or two parallel actions—so the viewer feels simultaneous events and heightened energy. That’s why this choice is the best: it specifically describes showing parallel events through back-and-forth cutting. A transition that dissolves to black is a fade to black, not cross-cut. A cut between two shots is a basic cut, not the deliberate back-and-forth between multiple actions. A graphic caption overlay involves text on screen, not the act of intercutting actions.