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A break or cut in a shot's temporal continuity, caused by removing a section of a shot and then splicing together what remains of it.  On screen the result is abrupt and jerky; in certain films it is deliberate.  Also, a jump cut is a transition indicating a break in temporal continuity between two adjacent shots.  For example, a shot of a character opening a car door followed by a shot of him driving the car; we don't see the character actually getting into the car, starting the motor, beginning to drive.  The term is also used to indicate an abrupt and unexpected shift in locale.
                                                                          
[[Category:Cinematography]]