Analytical Montage

This idea of “analytical montage” (see previous post) is, as I see it, a variation on McCloud’s aspect-to-aspect transitions. In describing this concept it works better to think of it as a narrative method than a simple matter of panel transitions. This style of narration in comics is becoming more and more prominent as manga enters the scene. The matter of tension, atmosphere, and pacing are an important element to this style, though I don’t see the direct connection to flexible page layouts. If anything, thinking cinematographical would, one imagines, lead to a less flexible layout, as cinema, unlike comics, is stuck with a single “panel” size (with a few exceptions).

Tags: Comics, film-v-comics, layouts, Manga, montage, narrative

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