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jump cut

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jump cut
n.
A cut to later action from one filmed scene to the next, creating an effect of discontinuity or acceleration.
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Noun1.jump cut - an immediate transition from one scene to another
cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"


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Despite its hyperactivity, and for all its jump cuts, the cycle exhibits a linear progression from beginning to end.
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