Cutting techniques in cinema can connect scenes in various ways. An L-cut edits audio and video asynchronously to hint that a scene will involve something heard in the previous clip, like approaching cars suggesting traffic. A jump cut breaks continuity within a scene but can be used dramatically. A cutaway interrupts a scene by inserting unrelated footage of important simultaneous action or something mentioned. A cross cut establishes intimacy like a dialogue by linking unrelated settings. A match cut and cutting on action resemble each other visually or compositionally to connect scenes. Alfred Hitchcock often used fades, and a smash cut creates a dramatic shift while an invisible cut hides in dark areas of the screen.