EditingThe selection of material to make a coherent whole. In film and television an editor uses a variety of methods to move from one sequence to another. This is referred to as a “transition”. Montage The term is taken from the French “to assemble”. It has several meanings in the contet of film and is not eclusively used to refer to “!oviet Montage”. "#$ It is used as a synonym for editing. "%$ In &ollywood cinema it means to edit a concentrated sequence using a series of brief transitions creating the effect of the 'assage of time or movement over large distances or for e'ressionistic moods. "($ Thematic or “!oviet” montage was develo'ed by !ergei Eisenstein by arranging striking )uta'ositions of individual shots to suggest an idea that goes beyond meanings within an individual shot. &e called this “collision montage”. "*$ +ny sequence that creates a 'articularly significant effect mainly through its editing. The shower scene in ,sycho would be such an eam'le. M+-/ E0EME1T!2 G R A I N:3E1E4 E,E!E1T+TI/14 +56IE1-E4 I1!TIT5TI/14 1++TI7E 3enreThe classification of any media tet into a category or ty'e4 for eam'le2 news4 horror4 documentary 4 soa' o'era and so on. 3enres tend to have identifiable codes "technical codes and camera movements$ and conventions that have develo'ed over time and for which audiences may have develo'ed 'articular e'ectations. Media tets that are a miture of more than one genre are called “generic hybrids”. e'resentation2The re8'resentation of 9 reality: through film4 maga;ines4 and news'a'ers. e'resentation is used to describe the manner in which segments or individuals in society "for eam'le4 women4 the elderly4 ethnic minorities$ are 'ortrayed in the media. E.g. 'eo'le4 'laces4 things ealismThe dominant mode of re'resentation in television4 mainstream films and 'rint. The term usually im'lies that the media tet attem'ts to r e'resent an eternal reality2 a film or television 'rogramme is “realistic” because it gives the im'ression that it accurately re'roduces that 'art of the real world to which it is referring. &owever4 the conce't is much more com'lethan this brief definition. /ne suggestion is to think of “realisms” rather than realism. Institution2 • Film 'roduction2 -andidates will study the organi;ations and 'rocess after the 'roduction. • !ources for films where ideas for films come from screen'lay8 franchises
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Editing The selection of material to make a coherent whole. In film and television an editor uses
a variety of methods to move from one sequence to another. This is referred to as a “transition”.
Montage The term is taken from the French “to assemble”. It has several meanings in the
contet of film and is not eclusively used to refer to “!oviet Montage”. "#$ It is used as a
synonym for editing. "%$ In &ollywood cinema it means to edit a concentrated sequence using a
series of brief transitions creating the effect of the 'assage of time or movement over largedistances or for e'ressionistic moods. "($ Thematic or “!oviet” montage was develo'ed by
!ergei Eisenstein by arranging striking )uta'ositions of individual shots to suggest an idea that
goes beyond meanings within an individual shot. &e called this “collision montage”. "*$ +ny
sequence that creates a 'articularly significant effect mainly through its editing. The shower
scene in ,sycho would be such an eam'le.
M+-/ E0EME1T!2
G R A I N: 3E1E4 E,E!E1T+TI/14
+56IE1-E4 I1!TIT5TI/14 1++TI7E3enre The classification of any media tet into a category or ty'e4 for eam'le2 news4 horror4
documentary4 soa' o'era and so on. 3enres tend to have identifiable codes "technical codes and
camera movements$ and conventions that have develo'ed over time and for which audiences
may have develo'ed 'articular e'ectations. Media tets that are a miture of more than one
genre are called “generic hybrids”.
e'resentation2 The re8'resentation of 9reality: through film4 maga;ines4 and news'a'ers.
e'resentation is used to describe the manner in which segments or individuals in society "for
eam'le4 women4 the elderly4 ethnic minorities$ are 'ortrayed in the media. E.g. 'eo'le4 'laces4
things
ealism The dominant mode of re'resentation in television4 mainstream films and 'rint. The
term usually im'lies that the media tet attem'ts to re'resent an eternal reality2 a film or
television 'rogramme is “realistic” because it gives the im'ression that it accurately re'roduces
that 'art of the real world to which it is referring. &owever4 the conce't is much more com'lethan this brief definition. /ne suggestion is to think of “realisms” rather than realism.
Institution2
• Film 'roduction2 -andidates will study the organi;ations and 'rocess after the
'roduction.
• !ources for films where ideas for films come from screen'lay8 franchises