montage

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A single work made by putting together separate images, pieces of film, or other elements.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a montage' or 'montages'. Often followed by 'of': a montage of scenes.

   Patterns

   • a montage of something
   • create a montage
   • in a montage

   The film opens with a montage of city scenes.

   She made a photo montage of their trip.

   The artist's montage combines newspaper clippings and paint.

2. 2nouncountablespecialist

   A film technique that uses a series of short shots to show time passing or a process.

   Grammar: Countable; often used with 'training montage' or 'montage sequence'.

   Patterns

   • a training montage
   • use a montage
   • montage sequence

   The director used a montage to show the hero's months of training.

   A classic montage compresses a long journey into a few minutes.

   The romantic montage set to music became a cliché.

Word forms

Common combinations

photo montage

They displayed a photo montage at the wedding.

training montage

Every sports movie seems to have a training montage.

montage of images

The exhibition features a montage of images from the war.

create a montage

You can create a montage using simple editing software.

Synonyms and how they differ

collage

A collage is usually a physical artwork made by gluing pieces onto a surface; a montage can be digital or cinematic.

medley

A medley is a mixture of songs or tunes, not images or film clips.

Word family

montage verb

To combine separate pieces into a single work, especially in film.

Commonly confused: montage or mонтаж?

Practice

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