Jump Cuts: How to Use the Film Editing Technique Effectively
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- 05 Sep 2022
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These days, editors have many postproduction tools and techniques at their disposal to create the most visually stunning screen experiences possible. Some have existed for as long as the first cinematic shorts; others are much newer as technology and equipment have evolved over the last 120 years. The jump cut is one technique that’s just as effective now as it was in the days of cutting celluloid with a razor blade and splicing images together. It is a popular video editing technique often used as an efficient and visually arresting way to denote the passing of time, emphasize emotion, or increase tension.
What is a jump cut?
Why and when are jump cuts used?
How to make a jump cut effective
What is a jump cut?
A jump cut is an obvious, abrupt transition from one scene to another. Unlike other editing techniques that create seamless visual continuity, the jump cut does not maintain the illusion that there isn’t a director and an editor deciding what the audience does and does not see. The subject, rather than the camera position, moves around the frame; if the camera does move, it is only a fraction. Read More...
