Montage Editing

A MONTAGE IS A SERIES OF SEPARATE

IMAGES, MOVING OR STILL, THAT ARE
EDITED TOGETHER TO CREATE A
CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE.
 Why use
montage?
MONTAGES ENABLE FILMMAKERS
TO COMMUNICATE A LARGE
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION TO AN
A U D I E N C E O V E R A S H O R T E R S
P A N
OF TIME BY JUXTAPOSING
DIFFERENT SHOTS, COMPRESSING
TIME THROUGH EDITING, OR
INTERTWINING MULTIPLE
STORYLINES OF A NARRATIVE.
 Why use
montage?
MATCH UP THE FOLLOWING FILM
CLIPS WITH THE INTENDED USE
OF MONTAGE:

1. To speed up time when telling a story

2. To bring multiple storylines together
3. To create meaning with juxtaposition
4. To make you laugh
5. To show character transformation

Juxtaposition: is the act of placing two or more

things side-by-side to compare or contrast
Speed Up Time Works to communicate
a lot of information to
the audience over a
short period of time.
And this is great for
providing both context
and exposition for a
film
Exposition: background information the audience
needs to know for the world of your story to make
sense
Make you laugh
Comedies effectively
use montages for
comedic effect. These
sequences have been
used both in the build
up of a funny scene or
as the punchline.
 Oftentimes, filmmakers
Transformation need to communicate
the transformation and
growth of a character
over a short amount of
time. This can be
important in setting up
the rest of the film. Most
commonly, this is found
in the training
montage.
 Films that operate with
multiple storylines often
need to intertwine the
Multiple Storylines different narratives within
the same scene. This is
especially effective to use
multiple storylines
together. Therefore,
montages can drive home
the theme of a film within
one scene. It can also be
used to heighten the
intensity of a major plot
point and affect every
character within each
storyline.
To Create Meaning Finally, juxtaposition is
something that has been
with Juxtaposition used in montage since it
was made famous through
Soviet montage theory.
The meaning and
information communicated
rely heavily on how the
shots are arranged and
juxtaposed next to each
other.
 Your Task:
Using the series of close up shots you captured for Michael's homework last week...
Open up the Filmora video editing app on your phone
Import your video clips
Choose a music track of your choice
Edit together a montage of your shots, using beats of the music to create a
rhythmic montage
Export your montage
Email to Sophie & Michael