Glossary: Jump Cut
Shot transition between two shots of the same subject that are so similar in camera distance and/or angle that the image appears to 'jump' on the screen. Classical continuity editing avoids such jumps by generous use of shot/reverse-shots and by the 30° rule (advising that every camera position be varied by at least 30° from the previous one).
From Rear Window
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Frame 1: Delivery man walks in alley (position 1)
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Frame 2: Delivery man walks in alley (position 2)
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From 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Frame 1: Floyd speaks with the Russian scientists
(position 1)
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Frame 2: Floyd speaks with the Russian scientists
(position 2)
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