蒙太奇 (méng tài qí) — montage (film editing technique)

Definition

Film-editing term for cutting and assembling shots to create meaning or rhythm. Used in film criticism and screenwriting; learners will mostly encounter it in discussions of cinema.

noun

montage (film editing technique)

Examples

蒙太奇。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng shǐ yòng le dà liàng de méng tài qí shǒu fǎ.
This film uses a lot of montage techniques.
蒙太奇。
Dǎo yǎn tōng guò méng tài qí jiāng bù tóng chǎng jǐng lián jiē qǐ lái.
The director connects different scenes through montage.
蒙太奇。
Zǎo qī de méng tài qí shí yàn duì diàn yǐng yǔ yán yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.
Early montage experiments had a profound impact on film language.

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