Cutting within the frame refers to a film technique that captures two or more scenes in one shot - without any edits. It typically begins with the camera focused on one subject and then either pans, tilts, or zooms to capture a second subject, or to follow the first into a new setting. Imagine a woman riding on horseback. The camera pulls back to show the valley she is riding into and then zooms in to a different part of that valley where an ambush is being prepared. Extended versions of cutting within the frame are not common but can be very effective if handled properly. Alfred Hitchcock's Rope is a film containing only 11 shots. Had the technology existed at the time Hitchcock would have preferred to do the entire film in one shot.