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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