>The time-bubble has appeared much more recently, especially in
>"Endgame". The amount of story you can put into such a small time
>frame is incredible. I don't think I've seen anything quite like it.

It's one of those things I don't know if I can explain adequately, or sensibly.
A lot of it is totally instinctive, I don't sit down and think about it, I
just do it. But to dissect...part of it is the intensity of the scenes, I
think. Strong emotion extends time, stretches it; if you've ever been in a
major traumatic situation, a few minutes can seem like hours. The more you
can put your character into a situation of intense emotions, and create those
same emotions in the viewer, you will in effect slow down perceived time.

Also, there's the matter of context here. If you've set something up in prior
episodes, in something like "Endgame" there's no set-up which means exposition
and chews up time; you go right for the high point in the story bell-curve,
and you stay there. So the part you're used to seeing take only a few minutes
at the end of an episode becomes almost the entirety of the episode; same
result.


jms