A
hip hop montage is a subset of fast cutting used in
film to portray a complex action through a rapid series of simple actions in
fast motion, accompanied by
sound effects. The technique was first given its name by
Darren Aronofsky, who used the technique in his films
Pi (1998) and
Requiem for a Dream (2000) to portray drug use. According to the director's commentary of
Requiem for a Dream, the hip hop montage is used in film as a sample is used in hip hop, with a few moments of film or video, respectively, repeated throughout the work for effect. The technique is derived from the
hip hop culture of the 1990s and
jump cuts first pioneered in the
French new wave. It was used earlier in
Bob Fosse's
Cabaret (1972) and
All That Jazz (1979), and
Paul Thomas Anderson's
Boogie Nights (1997).
Guy Ritchie also used the technique in
Snatch (2000) to portray transcontinental travel. The work of
Edgar Wright, most notably in his collaboration with
Simon Pegg (
Spaced,
Shaun of the Dead,
Hot Fuzz, and ''
The World's End'') uses the technique for comedic effect.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt used the technique extensively in
Don Jon (2013) to portray the main character's habits. ==See also==