Filmmaking and films[edit]

• Montage (filmmaking), a technique which uses rapid editing, special effects and music to present compressed narrative information
• Soviet montage theory in the 1920s

An Art Reel -

Pre-production

• arrange to shoot art
• get a location
• mount/display the art in a visually appealing, asthetically pleasing way

Production

• shoot each piece of art many times with a pattern of techniques
  • static shot - don't move the camera for 10 seconds, cut
  • slow zoom in - start static, zoom in, end static, cut
  • slow zoom out - start static, zoom out, end static, cut
  • fast zoom in - start static, zoom in, end static, cut
  • fast zoom out - start static, zoom out, end static, cut
  • pan left to right - start static, pan left out, end static, cut
  • pan right to left - start static, pan right, end static, cut
  • tilt up - start static, tilt up, end static, cut
  • tilt down - start static, tilt down, end static, cut
• interview the artist and/or the teacher about the work

Post Production

• choose music to create your montage
• use your shots to flow from one piece of art to another
  • dissolve from shot to shot
  • cut from one to another
  • fade from black
  • fade to black
  • edit to the music