Elliptical Cut
Tags: elliptical cut, elliptical cutting
An Elliptical Cut is a cut between two shots that omits parts of an event, thus causing an ellipsis in the plot and story duration. Often, an elliptical cut is used to create the impression that time has elapsed. The respective editing technique is called elliptical editing. A jump cut is a special type of elliptical cut.
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