jump-cuts
Abrupt film splices
Jump-cuts are abrupt transitions in film or video editing where continuous footage is cut to skip forward in time, creating a jarring visual effect.
The technique breaks the smooth flow that traditional editing aims for: The interview used jump-cuts to compress a long answer.
Once considered an error, jump-cuts became a deliberate stylistic choice in French New Wave cinema and now appear constantly in YouTube videos and vlogs.
Assembled sequence of images
- spliceJoin end to end
- transitionChange from one state
- editModify written material
- clipCut or attach
discontinuity · sequence · footage · scene · frame · timeline · post-production · assembly
Disturbingly incongruous
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- choppyBroken into waves
- staccatoShort, separated note style
fragmented · disorienting · frenetic · kinetic · rhythmic · pacing · tempo · energetic
- experimentalTesting new methods
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
artistic · stylized · non-linear · deconstructed · auteur · arthouse · indie
montage
Assembled sequence of images
- spliceJoin end to end
- transitionChange from one state
- editModify written material
clip · discontinuity · sequence · footage · scene · frame · timeline · post-production · assembly · crosscut
jarring
Disturbingly incongruous
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- choppyBroken into waves
staccato · fragmented · disorienting · frenetic · kinetic · rhythmic · pacing · tempo · energetic · dynamic
Godard
- experimentalTesting new methods
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
rule-breaking · artistic · stylized · non-linear · deconstructed · auteur · arthouse · indie