jump
- noun
- /dʒʌmp/
- Specialized
- I love jump-cutting and this was a fun little sequence to play around with.
- a jump cut
Oh, oh, I'm a jump to the end of this story.
- Oh, oh, I'm a jump to the end of this story.
Examples
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Action scenes had a logical flow instead of the overuse of fast and jump cuts that some modern filmmakers use.
Blog text (8) -
The film's narrative featured a dramatic jump from a bright beach scene to a dark stormy night.
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One of the most useful things film has given fiction is the clean, quick transition called the jump cut.
Academic text (2010) -
In filmmaking, it's called a jump cut.
Academic text (2009) -
For your study, we have just made a jump cut in the film to an enlarged size and reverse the action.
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Dixie Carter promo with a jump cut every few seconds.
Blog text (11) -
A montage with jump cuts as Frida paces in circles.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the editing room, the director emphasized the jump between scenes to enhance the story's tension.
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You will notice a smooth jump in the video as it transitions from the cityscape to the mountains.
Synonyms
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Compounds
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
How Abrupt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump in film (a jump cut) uses the image of a sudden leap, so a 'jump' between scenes is a quick, sharp move that can surprise the viewer.