Jump cuts hit the sweet spot when the frame you drop out of is the exact moment the tension’s at its peak—like timing a stride to the beat of a heart. If you shave off a fraction of a second, you can turn a bland montage into a punchy moment that sticks. It’s all in the precision of that cut.

Right, the rhythm is the real metric, not just the timing. Strip out the noise, but keep that decisive beat that keeps the audience on their toes.