Soviet Montage was a bold new theory of editing invented by Sergei Eisenstein. This new theory of montage allowed Eisenstein to make the audience think whatever he wanted them to think by arranging striking juxtapositions of individuals shots to suggest an idea that goes further than using a single shot to portray a message. It is an idea that ‘derives from the collision between two [or more] shots that are independent of one another’. (Taylor, Powell, pg 163)
These montage sequences create significant effect through the process of editing. Eisenstein creates messages for the mass, he wanted to heighten the audiences emotions and manipulate their thought process.
In contemporary films today, Eicsensteins theory of montage can be seen everywhere, it would be almost impossible to see a teen movie or romantic comedy without the famous ‘makeover montage’ or ‘transformation montage’, which are often shown through metric /rhythmic style of editing. Montage allows for an editor/director to compress an important developing sequence into a short amount of time in order for the movie not to be 4 or 5 hours long.
The movie ‘Rocky’ features the iconic ‘training scene’ montage. The montage shows how Rocky trains for his upcoming boxing match by showing various shots of Rocky running through streets, doing sit up’s, …show more content…
Metric montage is structured by showing a series of related (or unrelated) images that are cut into equal lengths. It is even said that a metric montage allows for the viewer to almost ‘clap [their] hands to the beat’ (R.N.S, pg 2). These ideas of metric montage all ring true within the case of the training montages within Rocky. In most of these training regiment scenes, the shots become somewhat progressively faster, which create a accelerated metric
These montage sequences create significant effect through the process of editing. Eisenstein creates messages for the mass, he wanted to heighten the audiences emotions and manipulate their thought process.
In contemporary films today, Eicsensteins theory of montage can be seen everywhere, it would be almost impossible to see a teen movie or romantic comedy without the famous ‘makeover montage’ or ‘transformation montage’, which are often shown through metric /rhythmic style of editing. Montage allows for an editor/director to compress an important developing sequence into a short amount of time in order for the movie not to be 4 or 5 hours long.
The movie ‘Rocky’ features the iconic ‘training scene’ montage. The montage shows how Rocky trains for his upcoming boxing match by showing various shots of Rocky running through streets, doing sit up’s, …show more content…
Metric montage is structured by showing a series of related (or unrelated) images that are cut into equal lengths. It is even said that a metric montage allows for the viewer to almost ‘clap [their] hands to the beat’ (R.N.S, pg 2). These ideas of metric montage all ring true within the case of the training montages within Rocky. In most of these training regiment scenes, the shots become somewhat progressively faster, which create a accelerated metric