Mollie's AS Media Coursework 2013: Post 5: Jump Cuts, Over-the-Shoulder Shots, Cutaways and Point of View Shots

Jump Cuts

A jump cut is a cut in film making in which two sequential shots are shown of the same object or person is shown in a slightly different position in each shot. Because of the fact there is nothing to break up the two shots such as fade outs, it appears as an abrupt transition.

This is a link I have found which helps define Jump Cuts further:
http://www.movies-dictionary.org/Film-and-Video-Dicitonary/Jump-Cut

I have taken these photos as examples of Jump Cuts. You can see the girl jump from one secontion of the stairs to the other.

Over-the-Shoulder Shots

An over-the-shoulder shot is a shot used when two people are having a conversation. It shows one character speaking and part of the other characters shoulder. This shot is sometimes used in shot-reverse-shot and also after and establishing shot to place the characters in their setting.

This is a link I have found which helps define Over-the-Shoulder Shots further:

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/over-shoulder.html

I have taken this photo as an example of an Over-the-Shoulder Shot, it is taken over the shoulder of the person whilst walking down the stairs.

Cutaway Shots

A cutaway shot is an intercut shot between two shots of the same character. It can be used to show something else that is happening at the same time as the main action.

This is a link I have found which helps define Cutaway Shots futher:

http://www.movies-dictionary.org/Film-and-Video-Dicitonary/Cutaway

I have taken these photos as examples of Cutaway shots it cuts aways from the girl walking down the stairs to someone looking at her. This technique can be used to speed up the amount of time it takes to show her walking down the stairs without using a jump cut.