Comprehending Time
In films very few screen stories take place in real time. For example we often see whole lives within 90 minutes of a feature film or a 8 month siege within a 60 minute TV documentary. There are many conventions that denote time passing, for example the time/date information typed up on each new scene of 'The X Files'
Other devices to manipulate time include:
- Flashbacks
- Dream Sequences
- Repetition
- Different Characters' POV
- Flash Forwards
- Real Life Interludes
- Pre- figuring of events that have not yet taken place
An example of a film which includes the use of flashbacks is 'The Butterfly Effect' . These are seen when the main character can redo parts of his past.
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