Use of Elliptical Editing

Below is the full length clip prior to editing.

 

Below is the same clip after elliptical editing has taken place.

 

 

 

Effective use of elliptical editing will be vital in our short film production to prevent its length becoming any greater than the ideal 5 minutes. In regards to the above clip, we managed to shorten the clip by 42 seconds (nearly 75% of the clip's total length) while still portraying the same events without any loss of continuity or meaning. We will need to duplicate this effect in our main production to achieve the optimum length.