Meaning

2 senses
  1. A cinematographic edit in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being removed in order to render the effect of jumping forward in time.

  2. A sudden switch from running forward to running to the side.

More definitions
  • an immediate transition from one scene to another

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: jump cuts

Word family

1 related words
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