Assignment DUE Feb. 20th
MONTAGE: Creating A Cinematic Space
What does it look like?
"What is montage? There are at least a few recognizable definitions for the word. The most common of these is: a Specific Sequence of images in a film, usually without words and often set to music. For clarity I choose to call this "Montage Sequence." Many films use this technique to express the passage of time or a sequence of events with little or no dialogue." This is not what I'm going to be asking of you. As the examples I showed in class, I want you to develop a collection of elements (shots) that build something- "Tastes, sights, sounds, textures, and smells. Because film/video is purely an audio-visual medium, film montage is based on building up structures that affect the visual and audio senses." - Sergei Eisenstein.
Here are the rules. You must build up 3 different events via montage (30-45 Sec. Total) with breaks in-between each of them. Today in class I want you to develop a storyboard planning out your shots and content. You must include the extreme close-up and 2 other of the framing techniques you see below\/\/\/\/. No music allowed. Foley Techniques should be used to enhance the edit and what is taking place on screen. Use the clip from Shawn of the Dead as a good example. Focus on shapes from one frame to the next matching shapes can help the edit. Paying attention to the flow of movement from one clip to another can give the edit even more flow and oomph. You are also required within the total length of the piece to do the following camera techniques. 1-Use a tripod with no camera movement, 2-Fulid Pan, 3- Zoom, and 4-Hand Held camera movements. You are at your own creative disposal of what you decide to shoot.
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