Post 5: Jump Cuts, Over-the-Shoulder Shots, Cutaways and Point of View Shots

Jump Cut:
A jump cut is a cut in film editing 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_cut

Jump cut basically means when editing a film, the two shots are taken from the same angle but there seems to be a jump therefore it means that the shot was not continusous and abrupted.

Over-the-Shoulder-Shot:
A camera shot taken from over the shoulder of a character whose back can be seen at the side of the frame
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_shoulder_shot

Over-the-Shoulder-Shot basically means that the camera shot is directly taken from the back of the shoulder and so you can see the persons back facing the camera whilst talking to the other person who can be seen clearly in the shot.

Cutaway:
In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaway_(filmmaking)

Cutaway basiclaly means that when the camera shot is being taken from an angle, a character is cut of this is to avoid jump cut.

Point of View:

A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_view_shot

A point of view shot basically means that the camera is shot from the characters point of view showing that the character is looking at something.