Montage - Example 10

This 22 second excerpt from the film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (T. Tykwer, 2006, copyright © 2006 Constantin Film Produktion GmbH / Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & CO. KG / NEF Productions S.A. / Castelao Productions SA) is an example of montage sequence. In order to comply with the Fair Use doctrine in teaching and research, resolution is limited to 360p and the clip has been shortened to only encompass the subject of interest.

Another 'montagesque' kind of action is when characters commit themselves to searching something. For instance, in the following excerpt, a montage shows an ageing perfumer unsuccessfully trying to analyze the components of a competitor’s product. The montage makes the audience focus on the ‘scientific’ approach the character strives to follow, and by contrast, demonstrates his incompetence.

Read more at http://www.moviesaremade.com/editing-montage-part-1/.