Elliptical Editing | Amber Smales

Elliptical editing is a technique that is often used whilst editing a film. This technique shows an event that is taking place on screen appear to be shorter than it is in the story, therefore taking out shots that may be unnecessary to the sequence. Many editors use elliptical editing use this so the audience don't have to sit through a scene that could last for hours.

For example, a director may want to show a characters journey from their home to their destination. This sequence would start from the characters home, they would put their shoes on and collect their keys before leaving the house and locking the door. This scene in its self would probably take around 5 minutes and this is before actually starting their journey. By the time the character has reached their destination, the sequence will be over 30 minutes. When the film is edited with the technique of elliptical editing, the time of the film can be reduced to just a few minutes.

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