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montage
[ mon-tahzh; French mawn-tazh ]
noun
- the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition. Compare collage ( def 1 ).
- Movies, Television.
- juxtaposition or partial superimposition of several shots to form a single image.
- a technique of film editing in which this is used to present an idea or set of interconnected ideas.
- any combination of disparate elements that forms or is felt to form a unified whole, single image, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to make or incorporate into a montage.
montage
/ mɔ̃taʒ; mɒnˈtɑːʒ /
noun
- the art or process of composing pictures by the superimposition or juxtaposition of miscellaneous elements, such as other pictures or photographs
- such a composition
- a method of film editing involving the juxtaposition or partial superimposition of several shots to form a single image
- a rapidly cut film sequence of this kind
montage
- In art, making one composition by combining parts or the whole of other pictures, objects, or designs. In film, a stylized form of editing that provides a great deal of information in a short time. For example, the passing of years may be rendered by mixing shots of different seasons with shots of calendar pages turning.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of montage1
Example Sentences
He starts the film at a speed-dating event where, in a great montage, he disappoints a procession of dewy singletons who shrivel up when this hunk comes across as cold and rude.
"I was very inspired by trying to make it onto World Cup montages. That's a genre of music that I really, really enjoy."
Moved to tears by a two-minute montage that played on the video scoreboard at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, Doncic later recalled thinking, “There’s no way I’m playing this game.”
Here, the music scores an extraordinary montage that includes a lavish ball in 1918, the exploits of a fishing boat and a fleet of mopeds cruising in slow motion.
“We were shooting this montage of grotesque deaths and he just had this lightness to his touch. There’s something so playful and almost childlike — it inspires a lot of trust in him.”
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