What is the montage technique in the movie?

Montage means "editing" in French, but it has been developed into the theory of lens combination in movies in Russia.

Montage is basically a theory developed by Russian directors, which was extended by pudovkin according to the editing technique of Griffith, the father of American movies, and then Eisenstein also put forward related views. Platts thinks that the juxtaposition of two shots is more meaningful than the juxtaposition of a single shot, and even thinks that movies are the art of juxtaposition between shots.

Not so far away and closer contact will produce psychological, emotional and abstract ideas. Influenced by Russian dialectical philosophy, Eisenstein believes that the juxtaposition and even fierce conflict between shots will produce a third new meaning.

When describing a theme, we can put a series of related or unrelated shots together to produce a metaphorical effect, which is montage.

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The main functions of montage are:

1, through the cutting and combination of shots, scenes and paragraphs, the material is selected and accepted, so that the performance content is clear and clear, and it is highly summarized and concentrated.

2. Guide the audience's attention and stimulate the audience's association. Although each shot only shows a certain content, a certain shot sequence can standardize and guide the audience's emotions and psychology and inspire the audience to think.

3. Create a unique film and television time and space. Every shot is a record of real time and space. After editing, the time and space are reconstructed to form a unique film and television time and space.

In fact, it shouldn't just be called editing, because there are other forms that can create a montage effect. In short, it is the word "knowledge" in China's writing. People and things in different places can be sorted in order by editing, so that you feel that they are related. For example, first a person is knocking at the door, and then someone comes in. In fact, it may have been taken in different places inside and outside the house.

In addition, montage emphasizes the result of one thing, just like a woman arguing in the lounge, followed by the scene of her death in the bedroom. The scene emphasizes the ending after the quarrel, and the consideration of the ending exceeds the process of her killing. Montage highlights the shock caused by the result of the event, first let the audience know the ending of death instantly, then let the audience see the messy scene in the living room, and trace the cause and scene from the knowledge.

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