Crafting an Effective Series of Shots / Montage

The subject came up recently. Here are two clips from the movie Chocolat. They’re both great and provide some good takeaways for screenwriters for writing a Series of Shots and a Montage.

Scenes from the movie “Chocolat”.

First, just to be clear: There is no set definition in Hollywood for Series of Shots or Montage. The latter does have a specific historical derivation. In fact back in the 30s and 40s, directors…