The One That Got Away

I did some research on Sergei Eisenstein's montage theory. 

Zee basics: 

• It relies heavily on editing
• it violates the "180 degree rules" (a guideline which deals with the spacial relationship between a character and another character or thing in the same scene) 
• Creation of impossible spacial features 
• a "montage is an idea that arises from the collision of independent thoughts" "each sequential element is perceived not next to the other, but on top of the other"

Methods of Montage: (examples are available by clicking the name of the method) 

Metric- cutting to the next shot no matter what is happening with in the image 

Rhythmic- cutting based on continuity 

Tonal- emotional meaning of shots (used to provoke a reaction or emotion from the audience) 

Overtonal- a montage that combines the methods seen above

Intellectual- shots combined to have an intellectual meaning 

My theme for my montage is "old." I kind of have an idea where I want to go with it. I want to do something that's related to the civil rights movement. I have an image in my mind of what I want it to look like. I can also give it an old look with some editing to make it black and white and overall more "antique" looking. I have a shot list in progress.