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jump cut: a standalone construct

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Film studies

an elliptical cut within the same shot space that makes a figure or object appear to jump, breaking continuity.

In film studies, jump cut refers to an elliptical cut within the same shot space that makes a figure or object appear to jump, breaking continuity. This meaning comes from Bordwell and Thompson (1979) in Film art.[1]

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continuity4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs figure2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs film1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. (1979). Film art: An introduction. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 9780071318310

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