For me, a "montage" falls under the category of knowing it when I see it. I know they're in Rocky, I know there are lots of montages in Christopher Nolan movies, but when it comes to telling you, "This is a montage," I struggle with it. But no longer! Continuity editing is so prevalent in film, it's one of the most important ideas to master. Today we're going to cover all forms of the montage. I want to talk about how you write them, shoot them, edit them, and make sure they work. We'll define the term, look at some of the best examples across media, and have some fun. Let's get started. What Is Montage? This is the technique where you take separate scenes from a film or TV show and edit them together to form a rhythm that shows the passing of time and functions together as a continuous whole. Many montages are set to music to help accentuate the tone and genre. What Does Montage Mean? The word comes from the early 20th century. It's French, coming from monter, which means ‘"to mount" or "to assemble." As the definition suggests, we're assembling or mounting clips on top of one another to create something new that is dropped into a film. What Was Soviet Montage Theory? When filmmakers were first pioneering how to create movies and elicit emotions from the audience, they experimented with lots of different editing styles. Lev Kuleshov pioneered an idea that would be...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 16 September, 2024