Montage and Series of Shots

[Julianne - Australia]

Originally Posted by Scrivener

The real difference is filmic continuity.

A montage can be a selection of still photographs, paintings, objects, images of people in different countries, unconnected sounds.

Now... this has confused me. These selections may not show the audience that a period of time has elapsed... therefore, could be set up as a series of shots??? If this is the case - then now I'm confused on what the difference is or (should I say) why the difference is required to be stated.

Although, your comment of unconnected thematic material does make sense, it could still be just a series of shots. OOOohhhh! You really get my brain cells twisting and turning. And lovin' it...

Juls.

[AaronAadamson]

Juls, I think that you can think of a Series or sequence of shots as following the action of a single actor in consecutive time.

Whereas a montage might just be jumping all over in time back and forth from location to location and all be about a "theme" in common or trying to draw the audience to make a connection between them by showing them one after the other as flashes of memory or flashbacks or such. But the images in a montage don't have to follow the same line of action in sequential time, but a series or sequence of shots does have to. See the diff'?

By the way, once again, Scrivener, you prove yourself a leader among us, pointing the way, guiding our hands and minds toward the light--our Prometheus, Buddha, Gandhi, our guru and our friend. Thanks, man!