Montage Editing

Montage is a film editing technique.

It is a series of shots which have been edited into a condense space, time and information.

Montages aren't used to create emotion. They are used to inform rather then make the audience feel, they make the audience know.[1]

Using montage editing you are able to tell a part of a story quicker cutting something down from 30 minutes to 3 minutes. When done properly the audience should know what is happening on the screen, rather than feel for the character at that point.

Examples of Montage Editing:

This is a good montage edit, from this short sequence of clips you can see what his character is about, and how he is in the position that he is. It eases into the film easier.

This is a slightly different example of montage editing but it holds the same principles, it avoids making the audience feel anything but portrays a story quickly, and informs the audience what the narrative is.




[1] - http://www.elementsofcinema.com/editing/montage.html