ABSTRACT
This chapter starts by looking at how time is conveyed in both linear and non-linear storytelling and how this affects the cinematography by allowing a developing style as time moves forward or the creation of specific looks for different ‘time zones’. It then looks at when and how to use slow or fast motion to expand or contract time. This is followed by looking at the subliminal effect of speeding up or slowing down the shutter speed on the viewer’s perception of sharpness and immediacy. The chapter concludes by looking at how to use and check shutter speed, angle and frame rates to avoid flicker caused by conflicts between power supplies, monitors and lamps.
