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Jump cut

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈdʒʌmp kʌt/nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, jump cut means: A sudden cut between two parts of the same shot, used to remove pauses or mistakes and make a video feel faster.

In Turkish: jump cut, atlamalı kesme

How it is used

Very common in vlogs, tutorials and talking-head videos, where creators cut out every 'um' and breath. Too many jump cuts can feel tiring, so editors mix them with B-roll or changes in zoom.

Example sentences

  1. Use jump cuts to remove the long pauses between sentences.

  2. Every jump cut is very obvious because the camera moved slightly.

Common collocations

  • use jump cuts
  • jump cut editing
  • fast-paced edit
  • cut out pauses
  • editTo cut, arrange and improve video clips or photos, for example by adding music, text, transitions or color changes, to create the final version.
  • B-rollExtra footage shown over or between the main shots, such as close-ups, scenery or hands at work, to make a video more interesting.
  • transitionThe way one clip changes into the next in a video, from a simple cut to effects such as a fade, a swipe or a zoom.
  • audience retentionA measure of how much of a video people watch before they leave, often shown as a graph or a percentage.

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