----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I am interested in getting some response to the topic of using > montage in film to acheive characterization. Can it be used such as > Eisenstien's typage, or is montage not semiotic enough to > characterize? > Montage may or may not be semiotic, but it works perfectly well for characterization. I recommend Abel Gance's NAPOLEON as a demonstration of at least 20 ways to use montage to build a character. Susan Denker [log in to unmask]