Comprehending Time

When you watch a movie, the timing is always faster than actual time. Well screening isn't actually taken in real time. Films usually present whole lives presented in a short period of time and this is usually 90 minutes long however if it is a 60 minute long TV series or documentary it would normally take around 8 months. In some cases there are conventions which denote time passing, from the time/date information.

There are other devices which manipulates time such as;

• Flashbacks. - Flashbacks are when a person thinks back to an event which may hold a memory or could solve into it.
• Dream sequences - Dream sequences is a technique used in storytelling. It is mainly used to set a brief interlude from the main story.
• Flash forwards - A flash forward takes the narrative forward in time from the current point in time. Flash-forwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future

Other time manipulation in films include:

• Repetition
• Pre-figuring of events that have not yet taken place
• Reverse motion
• Freeze frame
• Ambiguous time
  
  
  Flashback.

Flash forward.