Continuity has been the main problem in films since Hollywood first started throwing them out of the studios. However since the industry has started to advance in technology, large precautions are taken to ensure mistakes are not made. A great example of smooth continuity in a modern film are these two shots from The Matrix.
Here we see a long shot of a character positioned on the left of the frame giving view of the room he is standing in to the right (this doubles up as an establishing shot of the room). As he begins to turn around we cut straight to a close of the character positioned in the centre, this draws the audience attention to him, and becoming the main focus. The jump cut between these two shots are almost seamless due to its simplicity, nonetheless it is an effective visual that could be easily recreated when making an amateur film.
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