Its used to help the audience know what is going on through the time being slowed down and sometimes speeded up so that it ignores the scene and carries on as normal. There are a number of different shots through editing that are used in the time manipulation style.
Slow Motion - This is used to make the action take place at a slower rate, this signifies a dramatic event is about to happen, it can also be used within violence, Lock stock uses the slow motion technique to slow the poker scene down so that the audience knows whats happening and whats about to happen, they also use the accelerated motion technique. This is used to increase the thrill of speed and to make the slower motion shot more visible. Reverse motion is when the action takes place backwards this can be used in comical ways or to help audiences identify information which was not seen through normally.
Freeze frame - This gives a shot like a photograph and can sometimes be narrated over to explain a certain character or give a description.
Flashback - These occur in thrillers dramas and other films where a certain person has a flashback to a previous time before. The scenes are normally out of focus or defocused and dissolves at the end. Flash forward is another style which is the reverse effect of the flashback but in similar stance.
Replay - These are commonly used in sport events but to show a significant mark again and again to justify what has happened.
Long take - A shot which runs for a lengthy period of time, these are normally shown in war films where the action is all seen but at a slower pace.
Compressed time - This is when a scene is shown really quickly through the use of cuts and dissolves and is used effectively in an example called Vancouver City which shows from morning the night a day in Vancouver within 4 minutes. It helps show long journeys really quickly and briefly to look like time is passing.
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