An introduction to montage editing

1. Learning Objective
•To understand the editingterm ‘montage’ and how
and whyit is used in film.

2. Starter Activity
• Arrange the images cards you have in frontof you
to create a narrative.
For example:

3. Montage
Montage is a techniquein film editingin which a series
of short shots are edited intoa sequence to condense
space, time, andinformation.

4. Montage
Montage can be used toshow three things:
1) The passageof time.
2) Create symbolic meaning.
3) To give the audience the impressionsomething has
happened withoutshowing the actualevent.

5. ThePassageof Time
• The passage of timecan be shown by a number of short clips
thatportray a change or progression of the subjects in the
clips.
Examples:
Rocky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28vNyjOlbc
Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYmGt7RnTlI

6. Create a Symbolic Meaning
• Sometimes asymbolic meaning ormessage can be created
by editingtwo clips togetherin a montage.
Example:

7. Try and work out whatthe symbolic meaningor message is in
theseexamples:
Create a Symbolic Meaning

8. Give an impression
• Sometimes shots are edited togetherto makethe audience
thinkthatsomethingis happening/ has happened without
having to show theactualevent.
A brilliant example of thisis in Alfred Hitchcock’s Pyscho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VP5jEAP3K4

9. Plenary
Using the cards you had at thebeginningof the lesson create
anothermontage,thistime giving your montagea different
narrative / meaning/ message.
Example: