Posted by WRon PBG on 12/25/54 11:31

I like jump cuts when used in the right way. I'm not exactly sure what
the right way is, but I know it when I see it. I think we're seeing it
more now because of home camcorders and the way people start and stop
their recordings. Or maybe they edit that way on iMovie. Remember the
wobbly all-over hand-held camera shots from the '90s? I hated that,
but there again was an effect influenced by home camcorders.

Ron
http://www.pushbuttongadget.com


AnthonyR wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> After all these years of knowing how unprofessional jump cuts can make a
> production seem, I see them purposely
> being used in movies now to simulate the passage of time. Not sure i like
> it.
>
> The first time I seen it was in a low budget film (can't remember name) and
> a friend argued with me that it was bad editing.
> I insisted no matter how bad an editor was, he would not allow 4 jump cuts
> in one scene and had to be using it as an effect.
>
> Then in a major motion picture I seen recently, "Prime" starring Meryl
> Streep again it was used during a dinner scene to signify the passage of
> time.
>
> Have we run out of eye pleasing effects that shocking unpleasing effects
> will now become mainstream?
>
> AnthonyR.

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