catch

A common term in independent film referring to cutting in a manner that is so visually jarring that audiences will potentially be taken aback or taken "out of the experience". You will "catch" them.

A visual edit causing viewers to realise they are indeed watching a film. Your audience is free falling through the fantasy, you don't want to "catch" them because then they will come out of it.

Some french foreign films from the mid 1900's, the time-jumps in "momento"

Many scenes that cut to new environments with different lighting or have an outgoing action that is not met with a match cut.

"Man that last scene really caught me, kind of ruined it"

"We don't want to catch our viewers, smooth that out"

by veloc1rapt0r October 26, 2011

The Catch

The ‘fine print’ of relationships. The one piece of negative, personal information one must weigh against the known positive information when deciding whether or not to pursue a long-term romantic involvement.

He is absolutely perfect, The Catch is that he is divorced, still not over an ex, a virgin AND heavily medicated!

by Irish Red August 24, 2006

catch

Another way of saying bye, or see you later

Person 1: Hey i'm gonna go, see u later
Person 2: Catch

by *WiCkeD* March 22, 2005

Catch

A fetch(Cool) car

Mom can you please buy cute catch for my sweet 16?

Dude I can't believe your mom let you pull up in a catch at a party.

by kendal58 December 4, 2010

Catched

The illiterate fucks version of 'caught'

I thought Bob catched the early bus

by popper4617 May 15, 2017

catch as catch can

This is an old term for free, open style wrestling or about anything else.

I'll wrestle you for that hog, catch as catch can!

by I, Wreckerrr November 15, 2020

catch

catch- used when confronted by a scary object, mob, gang, or something you don't want to do is about to happen, it CAN mean goodbye, but like this, you don't actually go anywhere, you just remain standing or sitting, sometimes said or pronounced, 'cyatch'.
It can also be said just before it would seem you will get hit by a car.

(Zac is standing in the middle of the road)
(a car comes flying around the corner)
Zac: Catch
(car turns away from Zac)

Toby: Yo Zac, see that gang of Crips over there?
Zac: yeah man, catch! (Zac remains walking with Toby and never stopped walking)

by Cwalkallday April 1, 2009