Caesura [sez-yoo-ra]

(/sɪˈzjʊərə/, pl. caesuras or caesurae; Latin for "cutting")


In film : a Caesura is a sharp, unmedialized cut — rhythm breaks, tension born from silence or jump.https://filmfarm.de/en/caesura

In poetry : a Caesura is the juncture where one word ends and the following word begins within a foot.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesura

In music : A caesura is a musical notation indicating a brief, complete pause or interruption in the flow of sound, often written as // and interpreted as a moment of silence at the performer’s discretion.https://music-dictionary.org/notation-symbols/bar-lines-repeats/caesura/

Author's note : When setting up a new company for IT freelancing, I had to come up with a name. At the time (1994) I had spotted an article in the Guardian where you could pay £400 and go on a 4-day film-making course in a studio in London (it was where the Monty Python team did their post production). I applied, paid the £100 deposit and they sent me a manual - 'How to make films'. Half of it was a glossary of filmic terms, amongst them was  Caesura - a change of pace, a break in the action. I liked it a lot. Then I got my first contract and never went on the course (I had to send the manual back, but, to their credit, they refunded my £100. Even after a lot of googling, I can't find the studio now, sorry).