To me shrinking time is cutting down the footage for a scene into the key elements required to still be able to tell the story. This is done through quick cuts that fasten the pace as well as creates mystery and tension. The most common use of shrinking time is in action/thriller movies when they want to interest the audience without telling them the whole thing.
There are a lot of films that use this technique, but the ones that we studied included mad max and the Bourne Identity.
Before we watched the mad max clip we went over some of the stills any ordered them, then we went Back and in my group we worked on eliminating some parts so that we shrunk the sequence. This created a faster pace for the sequence whilst still telling the story and giving more mystery to Max !
Overall, shrinking time makes the audience feel a rush and absorbed into the scene. It also establishes not only the mood but also the pace and genre of the piece.
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