Hollywood doesn't pay attention to classic montage theory anymore?

spark_sara

I think montage theory belongs to the most important apects in movie art. Soviet montage theory is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon editing (montage is French for 'assembly' or 'editing'). [...] Sergei Eisenstein [...] noted that montage is "the nerve of cinema", and that "to determine the nature of montage is to solve the specific problem of cinema". [...] "Montage is an idea that arises from the...

Originally asked by user.3898215 on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Whilst it's understandable to proclaim that Montage Theory doesn't receive the amount of 'attention' it deserves from Hollywood, this is closer to the concept of Montage Theory (MT) not receiving overt 'credit' when it does appear; largely due to its indelible influence. Montage theory marked the beginning of a filmic language; the idea that film is something to be edited in order to create meaning, and that composition is used to tell a story as much as what it is you're shooting with the camera. Prior to Montage theory, films were produced almost in the style of plays; with a stage on which actions are performed, and the camera substituted for the position of an audience. Imagine every...

Full answer by John Smith Optional: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/23789 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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