jump cut

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A cinematographic edit in which the view of a subject jumps forward in time
A mismatched edit that creates a visual disturbance when replayed Usually occurs when cutting between two images which share an identical subject but place the subject at different positions in the frame
an immediate transition from one scene to another
a cut which causes the audience to perceive a gap in time, or an unaccountable change in a screen object's apparent position
A cut made in the middle of a continuous shot rather than between shots, creating discontinuity in time and drawing attention to the film itself instead of its content
A cut to later action from one filmed scene to the next, creating an effect of discontinuity or acceleration
{i} cinematic technique of immediate and abrupt transition to later action from one scene to another (in movies and television)
An elliptical cut that appears to be an interruption of a single shot Either the figures seem to change instantly against a constant background or the background changes instantly while the figures remain constant See also elliptical editing

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