There are websites dedicated to revealing lapses in continuity in movies. Which of the following is an example of this kind of jump cut?
A) In one shot, in a house, the character has red hair. Moments later he is seen getting into a car with a hat on.
B) A soldier in the background of a scene is wearing a cast on his right arm. The camera cuts away for a moment, and when it comes back, the soldier is not wearing a cast.
C) A character begins a montage as a little girl. By the end she is starting her first day at college.
D) none of the above.

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This is an example of a continuity error where a detail (the soldier's cast) changes between shots. A jump cut is a specific type of editing technique where there is a sudden shift in time or space in a shot, but none of the options given demonstrate this type of editing.

There Are Websites Dedicated to Revealing Lapses in Continuity in Movies