Slow cutting is a film editing technique characterized by frequent lengthy shots.
Though it depends on context, it is estimated that any shot longer than about fifteen seconds will seem rather slow to many modern-day viewers, especially those who are accustomed to mainstream Western movies, where slow cuts are uncommon.
[1] Notable films that use the slow cutting technique are: Citizen Kane, Russian Ark,[2] 2001: A Space Odyssey,[1] The Prisoner of Zenda, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Grapes of Wrath, His Girl Friday, Mildred Pierce, Treasure Island, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Psycho, The Omen, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Robocop,[3] and A Clockwork Orange.
[4] American director Ken Burns used slow cutting for his television documentary series about the Vietnam War.
[5] Most of the early films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni use slow cutting.