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JUMP CUT [3 records]

Record 1 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The cutting of undesirable parts of a felled tree (for example forks, elbows, large holes and various defects), hence improving its grading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Tronçonnage par le bûcheron des parties indésirables (telles que les ergots, coudes, fourches ou toute autre irrégularité) d'un arbre abattu afin d'améliorer son classement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Cinematography
DEF

In video or film production, an unnatural or jarring edit that is either deliberately created for effect, or - more often - results from unintentional shifts in camera angle, frame size, or movement of a subject.

DEF

a faulty cut between two picture sequences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

raccord boiteux de deux séquences dans un film ou une émission de télévision. [...] On pourrait dire aussi coupure syncopée, coupure arbitraire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Cinematography
OBS

--the process of eliminating a number of frames from a scene without affecting the continuity of the action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Cinématographie
OBS

--raccord de deux séquences cinématographiques ou télévisuelles qui ne sont pas strictement consécutives dans le temps, mais qu'on accole néanmoins en supprimant l'action écoulée dans l'intervalle.

Spanish

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