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montage

montage

47 6.2
A group of images or short scenes joined to show a single idea
  • noun
  • /mɒnˈtɑːʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : montaje
  • The film opened with a thrilling montage of action scenes that captured the audience's attention.
  • a montage of images
  • a montage sequence
  • a montage of shots

Oh, she's doing a music montage and it actually works.

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Examples

  • Was it a montage of all the scenes in your life?

  • This video is just a montage of four clips, right?

  • We should end with like a cool like training montage in the training room.

  • Obviously the montage of him running up the steps is so good.

  • Let the training montage begin!

  • So giant cleaning and organizing montage starts now.

  • The second type of page is a montage of individual panels that together form a graphic story.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Time passes; we see a montage of Harriet and Charlie serving customers.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Over the song, a montage of the 60's passing to its darker side.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So according to Eisenstein, montage is the nerve of cinema.

Synonyms

sequence
vsmontage
  • Specialized
83 4.4

A set of related film shots that show one scene or event

emphasizes combining different images or pieces into one unified whole rather than shot order
collage
vsmontage
12 4.6

An artwork made by gluing pieces of paper, photos, or fabric together

focuses more on mixed materials rather than scenes or film shots
photomontage
vsmontage
1 7.8

An image made by joining several photos to create an artistic effect

is broader, combining various images, scenes, or pieces into one unified whole

Antonyms

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

How Composite

installation
39 4.0
montage
  • Specialized
47 6.2
mosaic
14 4.9
collage
12 4.6
triptych
4 9.1
diptych
1 9.9
image
1.0

Surface Forms

montage singular
montages plural

Etymology

Montage comes from the French word monter, which means 'to put together' or 'to mount'. So a montage is a group of images or scenes 'put together' into one artistic whole.