Editing technique · used in 2 films
Breaking the usual rules that keep space and time consistent between shots, on purpose. The mismatches tell you the film's reality or a character's view of it can't be trusted.
Examples
Stanley Kubrick · 1980
Kubrick deliberately put in furniture, windows and architectural features that move or disappear between cuts. The suggestion is that the layout of the Overlook itself is impossible.
Where to see it: Mr. Ullman's office. The window behind his desk couldn't exist in an inside room.
Alejandro González Iñárritu · 2014
The famous 'single-take' look is really a series of shots joined so you can't see the joins. The cuts are hidden in dark frames and behind passing objects. The seams are real. Nevertheless, time seems to run without a break, and that shows you how Riggan can't escape his own performance.
Where to see it: Riggan leaving the theater. The camera follows him from backstage through the theater and into the streets of New York in what looks like a single continuous take.
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