montage

• Nom désignant une composition ou un collage réalisé en assemblant et en collant des morceaux de papier, des photographies ou d'autres matériaux pour former une image artistique unique. Il renvoie également à l'action de monter ou d'assembler ces éléments, ainsi qu'à l'assemblage final lui-même.

A noun referring to a composition or paste-up created by assembling and sticking together pieces of paper, photographs, or other materials to form a single artistic image.

1. Artistic collageB2formalart

   A composition created by assembling and pasting together various pieces of paper, photographs, or other materials to form a single artistic image.

   Collage artistique

   • The artist created a striking montage from old magazine clippings.
   • Her montage of family photos was displayed at the gallery.
   • He used a montage of newspaper headlines to comment on current events.

   Synonymesamalgamassemblagecollagecompositeconglomerationmosaicpastichepatchworkphotomontage

2. Film editing techniqueB2formalart

   A technique in film editing where a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense time, space, or information.

   Montage (cinéma)

   • The training montage in the movie showed the hero's progress over several weeks.
   • The director used a montage to depict the passage of time.
   • A montage of city scenes opened the film.