The first time that I filmed the scene where the protagonist attempted the tryout exam for the spelling bee, it was pretty dull. It was basically just back and forth of the protagonist stressing out and entering the wrong answers. I wanted this part of the scene to feel like it took forever for the student to pass the test, but in every time that I combined the shots, it looked choppy and repetitive.
To fix this, I used the technique called parallel editing. This is where one scene is being filmed, which changes to a different event happening at the same time. To really emphasize the struggle the protagonist dealt with on the test, I decided to take short clips of a clock ticking and insert them in between shots of the student taking the test. This was a little time consuming as I had to wait for a few minutes to pass so that different stages of the clock would appear in the film. This was the perfect solution I needed, because it extends the duration of the scene, and directly shows the audience that the protagonist is taking long to complete the exam.
Here's what is looks like:
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