Editing Research- Elliptical

Elliptical Editing
This type of editing is used quite often in cinema today, as it allows for film makers to cut out unnecessary shots and scenes and have more timw to focus on the main plot and characters. The process also makes an action's duration shorter in the film compared to the same action in real life. A common example where elliptical editing is used is when showing a character moving from one place to another. Rather than show the hole journey of the character moving from one place to another, shots may be cut out so that the audience may only see the character start and end the journey.

For our film, we will use elliptical editing in order to cut out unecessary sequences of characters waling and keep the audience tense and engaged with our thriller.

This sequence from 28 Days Later shows examples of elliptical editng, as the protagonist is walking through london and sections of the character getting from one place to another are cut out.