> regarding Sergei Eisenstein's biography, and his works(i.e. > Battleship Potemkin)?? Also, does anyone have any opinions as > to whether Eisenstein's brand of montage editing still exists, > and if so, where?? Eisenstien discussed a number of types of montage, most of which cannot be found in the Hollywood feature. His most famous type, intellectual montage, juxtaposed diagetic (in movie) images with non-diagetic (images outside the realm of the movie or plot) to make a particular point. This type of montage is rarely used and was one Andre Bazin's main points of contention. Diagetic montage contrasts images within the framework of the story and can be witnessed more often. Showing an image of a rich person walking down the street and then cutting to homeless person might be an example. Overtonal, though a complex idea in my mind, might also be found in present films. As I understand it, this type of montage is similar to a lietmotif (sp?). Therefore a film like Blade Runner, with its various shots of the orgami figures, might be using overtonal montage. If anyone has other ideas on what Eisenstien had in mind with Overtonal montage I would be interested in hearing about it. Bruce Hutchinson University of Kansas Film and Theater Dept.