jump cut

jump cutnoun

• 1

  broadcastingfilmmediaA 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.

  • 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.
• 2

  American-footballball-gamesfootballA sudden switch from running forward to running to the side.

  • “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.”

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• jump-cut