As defined by the man who coined the term:
"An Avid fart is an annoying editing technique that involves flashing through a bunch of frames or sped up shots, usually accompanied by a "whoosh" or "thoooom" or "choooonk" sound effect. I believe it was originally used for things like in that Lance Henriksen TV show Millennium when he had a psychic vision. But then they started using it just as a meaningless transition between scenes in many movies and TV shows, because they think it adds production value or style. But it really just makes it seem shitty.
I call it the Avid fart because Avid is the name of the first commonly used digital editing system, and it's this technology that has made Avid farts easy. So editors with no self control start pushing buttons thinking they are adding to the movie by throwing in all kinds of annoying crap that does not add to the movie."
- Outlaw Vern
"An Avid fart is an annoying editing technique that involves flashing through a bunch of frames or sped up shots, usually accompanied by a "whoosh" or "thoooom" or "choooonk" sound effect. I believe it was originally used for things like in that Lance Henriksen TV show Millennium when he had a psychic vision. But then they started using it just as a meaningless transition between scenes in many movies and TV shows, because they think it adds production value or style. But it really just makes it seem shitty.
I call it the Avid fart because Avid is the name of the first commonly used digital editing system, and it's this technology that has made Avid farts easy. So editors with no self control start pushing buttons thinking they are adding to the movie by throwing in all kinds of annoying crap that does not add to the movie."
- Outlaw Vern
The films of Tony Scott, especially 'Man On Fire' and 'Domino' are filled with great examples of Avid-Farts.
by Max Boyer September 1, 2008
by Shuna Groath December 17, 2003
consists of a group of 5 people. Consists of one mom, one giraffe, one thats just there to be there, one pepperoni face and last but not least a thic shawty. they are all in AVID and usally fail theres trfs. Teacher always trys to separate them but they always find there way back together. if its not for the mom everyone would fail.
Those Avid amigos are stupid
by Unicorn10101010 March 8, 2020
Quick cuts, flashes of random imagery in modern day Hollywood movies that make it fuckin impossible to tell what's going on. Used particularly by commercials director Michael Bay.
by stones throw July 31, 2008
A girl who is a part of the college prepaaration program AVID. The term came from the fact that AVID spelled backwards is "DIVA"
by aenjgeal September 29, 2012
1.The hiking version of a "poser", they don't enjoy nature, they just race up the trails at 6AM to show off to their white collar co-workers the following Monday and harass other hikers on the trail for being newbies and not in shape, even though the other hikers are just relaxing.
2. Fitness freaks who are looked down upon by the rest of the hikers on the trail
3. The hiking version of a "1337 h8k0r"
2. Fitness freaks who are looked down upon by the rest of the hikers on the trail
3. The hiking version of a "1337 h8k0r"
by Tom Bomb January 1, 2006
A low-paying sucker job offered to seniors to try to control underclassmen under the guise of "helpful learning". Most people who take the job are wasteoids who just barely scraped through high school.
by thegillmachine February 16, 2005