Sight Sound Motion - Herbert Zettl

CHAPTER 18 THE SYNTAX OF COMPLEXITY EDITING

• Used to intensify emotional content
• Based on story and emotion
• Basic concept for complexity editing is creating a MONTAGE
• Montage is a juxtaposition of several separate events that when shown together combine into an intense piece
• Analytical montage: break down montage in terms of rhythmically precise shots
• Sequential: shows the cause and effect of an event
• Idea associated montage: juxtapose disassociated events to reinforce an idea (SOMETHING I WANT TO CONSIDER)
• Comparison idea associated: compare two similar themes by juxtaposing images from different events
• Collision idea associative idea: collide two conflicting ideas to create a new idea
• Metric montage: images flash on screen and regular intervals, rhythmic framework is essential