Re: TRIVIAL FORMATTING ISSUES!
A montage is a result of the Soviet School of editing that used juxtaposing images to create dramatic content that was not inherent to the individual images. For example, a man and woman turn out the lights, cut to scenes of trains rushing through tunnels and pile-drivers hammering away. The dramatic content created by this juxtaposition is that the Man and woman had sex, but that content is not found in the individual scenes it is only created by their juxtaposition.
In a series of shots, each scene posses dramatic content that individually and collectively contribute to the advancement of the story. For example, a series of shots of a man running across town to a church contribute individually and collectively to the advancement of the story where a man tries to stop the woman he loves from marrying the wrong man.
Basically:
A montage creates dramatic content through juxtaposition of images in a sequence.
A series of shots combines the dramatic content of images in a sequence.
In HW montage and series of shots are used (inaccurately) as if they are interchangeable. Use which ever one suits your fancy, it really doesn't matter to readers and execs.
The larger issue is if using either is the best approach for communicating your story.
A montage is a result of the Soviet School of editing that used juxtaposing images to create dramatic content that was not inherent to the individual images. For example, a man and woman turn out the lights, cut to scenes of trains rushing through tunnels and pile-drivers hammering away. The dramatic content created by this juxtaposition is that the Man and woman had sex, but that content is not found in the individual scenes it is only created by their juxtaposition.
In a series of shots, each scene posses dramatic content that individually and collectively contribute to the advancement of the story. For example, a series of shots of a man running across town to a church contribute individually and collectively to the advancement of the story where a man tries to stop the woman he loves from marrying the wrong man.
Basically:
A montage creates dramatic content through juxtaposition of images in a sequence.
A series of shots combines the dramatic content of images in a sequence.
In HW montage and series of shots are used (inaccurately) as if they are interchangeable. Use which ever one suits your fancy, it really doesn't matter to readers and execs.
The larger issue is if using either is the best approach for communicating your story.
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