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Cléo from 5 to 7 - The Genius of Real-Time Storytelling

An analysis of how Cléo from 5 to 7 uses editing and scene length to simulate a continuous 90-minute real-time experience despite being conventionally shot and cut.

The Archive of Culture · 9 min · Advanced · EDT · Editing · 2018

What you take away

Sees how edited film can simulate real time without being a true single take.

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