A change of scenery is announced by INTERCUT WITHand is followed by the respective secondary heading.Ī dream sequence stretches over several scenes. The scene starts with a scene heading listing all locations and possibly encompassing a scene description. A typical example of an intercut-scene is a telephone conversation.
#Music montage definition series#
A SERIES OF SHOTS are single shots without any dialogue and are numbered with capital letters.Īn intercut of a scene is marked in a script whereby it isn’t declared how it is to be executed.For every other crosscut secondary headings are used in the course of parallel montage. When there is a frequent transition between two scenes each scene is cited only the first time.When parallel montage switches between entire scenes the scene transition is announced by a CROSS CUT WITHand is followed by a new scene.The alternating storylines happen simultaneously, but they may also take place on different time levels, so that parallel montage can create an impression of concurrency. The crossing / intertwining of two or more storylines is a dramatic composition tool that can be realized through the help of parallel montage. An example of a secondary heading: MONTAGE – BERLIN The single settings are listed separated by dashes as their order is not chronologically set. Unlike a montage sequence with a narrative character a montage is just a short impressionist mood or location description. AIRPORT / HOTEL / TAXI – DAY/NIGHT (MONTAGE SEQUENCE)
Should the montage sequence stretch over several day times then time details are summarized as DAY/NIGHT or just left out. When a montage sequence encompasses several locations then these are listed in the scene heading separated by a slash (/). It may also be used for time compression / summary of events, as scene transition or to make clear that a certain action is repeated several times.
For the duration of the music insert a series of mainly dialogue-free atmospheric bit-scenes are strung together. A montage sequence is usually used in combination with music.
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