Explanation of narrative montage nouns

Parallel montage

This montage is often represented by two or more plot lines in different time and space (or at the same time and in different places), which are described separately and unified in a complete structure. Griffith and Hitchcock are masters who are very good at using this montage technique. Parallel montage is widely used. First of all, because it is used to deal with the plot, it can cut down the process, save space, expand the information content of the film and strengthen the sense of rhythm of the film. Secondly, because this technique is a parallel expression of several clues, it is easy to produce a strong artistic infection effect by comparing with each other. For example, in the movie "Fighting against the North", the director used parallel montage to show the scene that I captured the Motianling with the enemy, which caused a tense rhythm.

Cross montage

Also known as alternating montage, it quickly and frequently appears alternately in two or more plot lines in different areas at the same time. The development of one clue often affects other clues, and each clue is interdependent and eventually blends together. This editing technique can easily arouse suspense, create a tense and intense atmosphere, and strengthen the sharpness of contradictions and conflicts, which is a powerful means to grasp the audience's emotions. Thrillers, horror films and war films often use this method to create chase and thrilling scenes. For example, in the Battle of the Northern Expedition, the third line of our army and the enemy marching towards Dasha River and the third line of guerrilla dam bombing were alternately spliced together, showing that thrilling battle.

Repetitive montage

It is equivalent to the way of narration or repetition in literature. In this montage structure, meaningful shots appear repeatedly at critical moments to achieve the purpose of depicting characters and deepening the theme. For example, the pince-nez and the red flag symbolizing revolution in Battleship potemkin are repeated in the film, which makes the structure of the film more complete.

Continuous montage

This kind of montage does not develop many clues like parallel montage or cross montage, but follows a single plot clue and follows the logical order of events in rhythmic and continuous narration. This narrative is natural and smooth, simple and smooth, but due to the lack of time-space and scene transformation, it is impossible to directly express the simultaneous plots, it is difficult to highlight the antagonistic relationship between plot lines, it is not conducive to generalization, and it is easy to feel procrastinating and straightforward. Therefore, it is rarely used alone in a film, but mixed with parallel and cross montage techniques to complement each other.

Montage thinking

Montage is a way of thinking for film and television artists to know and understand life, and an artistic method to reflect life. That is, montage thinking mode-thinking in images. Film and television directors use montage language to conceive future works (movies). When conceiving, we should pay attention to the lens design, mobilize various elements of film and television (including visual elements and auditory elements), and do not enter, light, sound, color, scenery, objects, space, composition, special effects, etc. It can be said that the beauty of painting is combined with audio-visual entertainment, and performance, photography, scenery, art, props, clothing, recording, architecture and makeup are equal to one furnace. Relying on the overall artistic grasp, the combination of lenses and "imagination and images fly far away", visual images are produced, forming a series of "invisible and non-image" future screen images, with sounds and pictures, thousands of miles in size, thousands of miles in weather and vivid pictures.

The director thinks in montage, with a lens in his head and a soundtrack on his chest (including the soundtrack of the general idea and sound), and takes pictures step by step. According to the script and storyboard, he carried out early and late art processing, and finally completed the finished TV art.

classify

Montage is a skill in the application of picture editing, which is widely used in multimedia pictures such as movies and TV, including narrative montage and performance montage.

Narrative montage classification A time sequence montage B spatial order montage C logical sequence montage

Performance montage classification A accumulation montage B contrast montage C metaphor montage D rhythm montage