Accelerated Montage

Introduction

Montage is a French word that means "putting together" or "assembling shots". This is a method used in filmmaking to combine a number of close-up images to produce a composite image. A montage is a succession of independent still photos or moving pictures that are combined together to form a continuous flow and Accelerated Montage is the process of reducing the length of the movie and speeding it up to convey a sense of rhythm and excitement.

How to use Accelerated Montage effectively in a Film?

In just a minute or two, montage editing may transport viewers from one point in time to another, far into the future. There is nothing that communicates a condensed yet complete tale as well as the montage. Use a montage when transitioning between timeline segments so long as you convey the evolution and context between them. Remember that if you're including a montage for this reason, chronology is crucial.

A montage that features strong, captivating, or evocative images can pique viewers' interest. A montage with a recurring topic can also be spiced up with variation by strong images. In Edge of Tomorrow, for instance, the live/die/repeat montage shows Major William Cage going through many training situations that ultimately result in various interpretations of his demise.

Puzzle pieces and other related, non-chronological pictures can be used in a montage to help viewers understand a more complex artistic image.

Accelerated Montage basically depicts change in pace or time, accelerating the speed of  a motion picture by a multiplicity of shots of ever-decreasing length.