jump cut
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
verb
Alternative form of jump-cut.
Example Sentences
- "Jump cuts used to be considered unacceptable mistakes. Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) was the first time jumpcutting was used extensively in a narrative film."
- "“The advantage of a guy being his size and having quick feet, it’s unexpected,” said Marcel Shipp, the running backs coach. “Guys come in thinking he’s a big, bruising back. Then he’ll hit a jump cut on you and head down the sideline.”"
Inflected Forms
jump cuts (plural)
jump-cut (alternative)
jumpcut (alternative)
jump cuts (present, singular)
jump cutting (participle, present)