Post IV - Beginning Montage

This week we made our decision about our short film. We will still make a documentary, and we are going to use some festival footage from Youtube. We are thinking about using these video footage to begin our short film.

Since we are using several video footage, we're thinking of using montage as a start, which narrative information is presented in a condensed fashion. Our use of montage sequence will contain various different shots that are edited into a sequence to condense narrative, which instead of trying to create symbolic meanings, the use of montage aims to advance the story as a whole, to introduce the background and setting of our film. Within the fast cut festival footage, there will be several point of view shots of the festival goers, building up the atmosphere of the music festivals and giving the audience a sense of excitement and fun that can be enjoyed there.

Also we are thinking using background music to emphasize the atmosphere. However we cannot use any music we want. So maybe we should check the Creative Common.