A group of striking workers has moved into action and is racing across the countryside. The police open fire. In an abattoir, a bull is being slaughtered.
In the following excerpt, identify the type of editing used.
Although it is not entirely sure, the editing suggests that the two actions are happening simultaneously. There is thus an effect of crosscutting, but it is above all the effect of meaning that predominates: the parallelism assimilates the repression of the strike to slaughter and gives the impression that the workers are going to the abattoir.
