ELLIPTICAL EDITING
Elliptical
editing (otherwise known as a jump cut) is an editing technique which is used
to show a passage of time to the viewer. This could be used to show a large or
small passage of time. This simple and basic technique allows narratives
to span large spatial and temporal distances without the need to follow dull
action, therefore a scene that may last 30 minutes of somebody walking down the
street, buying something and returning home, can instead be cut down to a 2
minute journey in order to not lose interest of the audience, cutting out
unnecessary or 'boring' action. A cut, fade or dissolve, can all indicate
different amounts of time passing and can facilitate the movement in 'natural
time' (filming ever minute in regular time). Elliptical editing can reduce
screen time, but retains natural times’ effects on the temporal environment of
the screen world and the characters’ involved.
This clip from Batman Begins is an example of elliptical editing where hours are shortened into a space of minutes.
No comments:
Post a Comment