Word of the Day - Montage

[debodun]

Montage (noun) - the process of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole. A rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas.

At her birthay party, Meg was honored with a video montage of highlights from her life.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I wonder does it have to be film. I think of montage as any selected pieces of "whatever" put together. like

Photo montage
why is this called a photo montage

 

[Lavinia]

Correct, Paco Dennis. A montage is a collection of images displayed on the same background, be it photos, drawings, or pieces of film.