A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly if at all. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot, and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead. This kind of cut abruptly communicates the passing of time as opposed to the more seamless dissolve heavily used in films predating Jean-Luc Godards Breathless, when jump cuts were first used extensively. For this reason, jump cuts, while not seen as inherently bad, are considered a violation of classical continuity editing, which aims to give the appearance of continuous time and space in the story-world by de-emphasizing editing. Jump cuts, in contrast, draw attention to the constructed nature of the film.Continuity editing uses a guideline called the 30 degree rule to avoid jump cuts. The 30 degree rule advises that for consecutive shots to appear seamless, the camera position must vary at least 30 degrees from its previous position. Some schools would call for a change in framing as well (e.g., from a medium shot to a close up). Generally, if the camera position changes less than 30 degrees, the difference between the two shots will not be substantial enough, and the viewer will experience the edit as a jump in the position of the subject that is jarring, and draws attention to itself. Although jump cuts can be created through the editing together of two shots filmed non-continuously (spatial jump cuts), they can also be created by removing a middle section of one continuously filmed shot (temporal jump cuts).
Jump cuts can add a sense of speed to the sequence of events.
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Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
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Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
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Removed from a team roster.
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Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
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Prepared for use: a metaphor from hewn timber.
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Cut is a single from Plumbs album Chaotic Resolve, which was released digitally. The song was also featured in The CW TV Show The Vampire Diaries in the 10th episode of season 1, The Turning Point.
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A cut can refer to several things depending on the context:
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In a general sense, a cut refers to an incision or a separation made by or as if by a sharp instrument.
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In cinematography, a cut refers to a change from one scene to another in a film or video.
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In the mining and construction industry, a cut describes an excavation or a trench.
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In theater, a cut can refer to the omission of a part of a play.
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In card games, it is a division of a deck of cards into two parts on the table.
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In cricket, it is a stroke that makes the ball deviate to the off side after pitching.
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In cooking, a cut refers to the specific portion of meat and how it is sliced.
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In art and design, a cut can mean the style in which a garment is fashioned.
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In audio or music, a cut can refer to a single track or song.
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In gemology, cut refers to how a gemstone is shaped and polished.
Therefore, the definition of cut largely depends on the context in which it is used.
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to separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide
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to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out
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to intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles
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to refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut ones acquaintance
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to absent ones self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc
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to do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well
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to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument
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to interfere, as a horse
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to divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt
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an opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut
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a stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip
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that which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight
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a notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad
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