What are the two main ways of montage?

Montage is mainly expressed in two ways: narrative and expression.

1. Introduction to montage performance

1. Narrative montage

Narrative montage connects different shots according to the development rules, internal connections and time sequence of things. Together, they narrate a plot and show how a series of events can be edited. Narrative montage can be divided into several types: sequential narration, flashback, interlude narration, divided narration, etc.

2. Expressive montage

Expressive montage is also called "Montage". It is based on the inner connection of the pictures, through the changes and impact between pictures and pictures and pictures and sounds. It creates concepts and meanings that cannot be produced by a single picture itself, stimulating the audience's association. Expressive montage is subdivided into parallel, intersecting, contrasting, symbolic and metaphorical types.

2. Montage

The connotation of the concept of montage includes three aspects: Montage is a unique image thinking method that reflects reality (ie, montage thinking). Montage is a basic structural means and narrative method of art. Montage is a specific editing, production, and expression method and technique.

The combination of audio-visual modeling elements, ideographic elements, and link elements in the montage system follows certain logical and artistic rules, including the combination rules between each element and the overall combination rules. The combination rules between elements include symmetry and proportion, symmetry and balance, repetition and rhythm, hints and echoes, etc.; the overall combination rules mainly include: the unity of appearance and theme, the unity of harmony and diversity.

3. The Development of Montage Techniques

As a technique, montage has become increasingly rich in form and technique as new elements in movies continue to increase. For example, the emergence of sound has changed the field of montage expression and created a new form of montage that combines sound and painting. The emergence of color, wide screen, stereo and other factors also added new elements to the montage combination.

As a result, montage has developed into a more colorful artistic technique and a method of expression that reflects reality. Another thing to mention is the montage inside the shot, which is accomplished by the use of mise-en-scène and mobile photography. This is the long shot in film and television. The long lens will be discussed specifically later, so I won’t say more here.