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Learning Objective
• To understand the editing term ‘montage’ and how and why it is used in film.
Starter Activity• Arrange the images cards you
have in front of you to create a narrative.
For example:
MontageMontage is a technique in film
editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information.
MontageMontage can be used to show
three things:
1) The passage of time.2) Create symbolic meaning.3) To give the audience the
impression something has happened without showing the actual event.
The Passage of Time• The passage of time can be shown
by a number of short clips that portray a change or progression of the subjects in the clips.
Examples:Rockyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28vNyjOlbcUphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYmGt7RnTlI
Create a Symbolic Meaning
• Sometimes a symbolic meaning or message can be created by editing two clips together in a montage.
Example:
Try and work out what the symbolic meaning or message is in these examples:
Create a Symbolic Meaning
Give an impression• Sometimes shots are edited together
to make the audience think that something is happening / has happened without having to show the actual event.
A brilliant example of this is in Alfred Hitchcock’s Pyscho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VP5jEAP3K4
PlenaryUsing the cards you had at the
beginning of the lesson create another montage, this time giving your montage a different narrative / meaning / message.
Example: