Elliptical Editing

Elliptical Editing is an editing technique that allows the film maker to convey events/ or a journey in a story that would usually take a long time, shorter on the screen. This style of editing ultimately cuts out shots that aren't required for the journey but they don't confuse the viewer or break the continuity rule.

An example could be of someone tried to meet their friend at a café or trying to meet their boss for a work meeting and would be quite a journey to get to their destination. First of all, if this were being used in a film the beginning shot would be from the house of the workman and showing them possibly getting ready. They would then leave the house and travel to work, get to work and then get to whatever room the meeting was being held in. This sequence would take way too long therefore the director would edit the sequence using an elliptical edit so that the audience could see that this was a long journey full of events but they only had to view in an enjoyable few minutes.

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