Jump Cut (journal)
Encyclopedia
Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media is a refereed journal devoted to the analysis of film, television, video and related media. Its stated goal is to approach its subject from a "nonsectarian left, feminist, and anti-imperialist" perspective. It takes its name from a film-editing technique
in which an abrupt visual change occurs.
(a union organizer), Chuck Kleinhans (a professor at Northwestern University
), and Julia Lesage (a professor at the University of Oregon
). It was published in print, tabloid form until 2001. Soon after, it began publishing online as eJumpCut.org.
Jump cut
A jump cut is a cut in film editing and vloging in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way...
in which an abrupt visual change occurs.
History
Jump Cut was founded in 1974 by John HessJohn Hess
John Hess can refer to:* John Hess , a British journalist for BBC East Midlands* John L. Hess , an American journalist...
(a union organizer), Chuck Kleinhans (a professor at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
), and Julia Lesage (a professor at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
). It was published in print, tabloid form until 2001. Soon after, it began publishing online as eJumpCut.org.