Introduction
In this blog post I am going to investigate the filming style of Hip Hop Montage and attempt to create my own in the styles and techniques I have learnt about.
What is Hip Hop Montage?
A hip hop montage is a series a fast cutting which is used to portray complicated action in a rapid style. I other includes simple actions being preformed at a high speed. Sounds effects are often and large part of hip hop montages. This technique was created by the hip hop culture of the 1990's and the jump cuts featured in it first started during the french new wave, in 1950 - 60. Hip hop montage also features fast cutting. Fast cutting is several consecutive shots, which normally last about 3 seconds or less. This style can be used to convey information very quickly or show fast action and drama.
This style first appeared in the films "Requiem for a Dream" and "Pi", which are both by Darren Aronofsky. I was him that also named this style. In both of these films it was used to portray drug use, due its fast action and chaotic nature. Here is an example of its use in Requiem for a Dream:
Planning my Hip Hop Montage
For my Hip Hop Montage, I am going to create a video of making a cup of tea. It will be filmed and edited during media lessons, using the school camera. This video will be film in a group with the other media AS level students - Frank, Vincent and Alex. We will split the filming and editing evenly. We will edit using the apple mac imovie software.
Finished Hip Hop Montage
Here is our finished short film:
Starring - Frank
Filmed - Frank, Vincent, Alex and Me.
Edited - Frank, Vincent, Alex and Me.
In this blog post I am going to investigate the filming style of Hip Hop Montage and attempt to create my own in the styles and techniques I have learnt about.
What is Hip Hop Montage?
A hip hop montage is a series a fast cutting which is used to portray complicated action in a rapid style. I other includes simple actions being preformed at a high speed. Sounds effects are often and large part of hip hop montages. This technique was created by the hip hop culture of the 1990's and the jump cuts featured in it first started during the french new wave, in 1950 - 60. Hip hop montage also features fast cutting. Fast cutting is several consecutive shots, which normally last about 3 seconds or less. This style can be used to convey information very quickly or show fast action and drama.
This style first appeared in the films "Requiem for a Dream" and "Pi", which are both by Darren Aronofsky. I was him that also named this style. In both of these films it was used to portray drug use, due its fast action and chaotic nature. Here is an example of its use in Requiem for a Dream:
I will use this idea to create my own hip hop montage.
Planning my Hip Hop Montage
For my Hip Hop Montage, I am going to create a video of making a cup of tea. It will be filmed and edited during media lessons, using the school camera. This video will be film in a group with the other media AS level students - Frank, Vincent and Alex. We will split the filming and editing evenly. We will edit using the apple mac imovie software.
Finished Hip Hop Montage
Here is our finished short film:
Starring - Frank
Filmed - Frank, Vincent, Alex and Me.
Edited - Frank, Vincent, Alex and Me.
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