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* AvengersAssemble: The members of a hero team are signaled to come together and we see a montage of every individual member being summoned by the call and having to stop whatever they were currently doing.

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* AvengersAssemble: The members of a hero team are signaled to come together and we see a montage of every Each individual member of a hero team is shown being summoned by the call and having to stop whatever they were currently doing.deal with a situation.
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* {{Precap}}: A sneak peek of the episode you are about to watch, designed to prevent you from changing the channel.
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* UnguidedLabTour: Someone walks into a secret workplace and we get a montage of people obliviously working.

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* UnguidedLabTour: Someone walks into a secret A top-secret workplace and we get is introduced by having a montage of people obliviously working.character explore it unnoticed.
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* RecapByAudit: The aftermath of an event reveals or sums up what happened.
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* NecroCam: A FlashbackMontageRealization about how a character died.
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* ''Film/GhostLab2021'': At one point, we see a montage of Dr. Gla interviewing people about their encounters with ghosts, and going to supposedly haunted places looking for ghosts.
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* ''Film/ChristmasBlood'': There's a montage in the movie that cuts between the main group having fun at Julie's house, and Detective Terje investigating the Santa killer.
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* ''Film/PlayingWithDolls'': After settling into the house, [[TheProtagonist Cindy]] decides to try out the various outfits she finds in the closet (which she was told belonged to the houses previous caretaker).
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Note that it takes more than a lack of dialogue and some overlaid music to be a montage. Montage is generally considered to be the ''opposite'' of ContinuityEditing, so discontinuity is key. If the shots are short, but one flows into the next in real time, it's ''not'' a montage, it's just a tense scene.

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Note that it takes more than a lack of dialogue and some overlaid music to be a montage. Montage is generally considered to be the ''opposite'' of ContinuityEditing, [[VideoEditingTerminology continuity editing]], so discontinuity is key. If the shots are short, but one flows into the next in real time, it's ''not'' a montage, it's just a tense scene.
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* ''Film/MainStreetMeats'': Late in the movie, we're shown a montage of Neddy killing people, and their bodies being fed through a meat grinder.
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* The literal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQAPcuuiP0 Montage number]] from ''A Chorus Line'' ([[RefrainFromAssuming more commonly known as]] "Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love") stitches together 4 songs to tell 17 dancers' adolescences.

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* The literal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQAPcuuiP0 Montage number]] from ''A Chorus Line'' ([[RefrainFromAssuming more commonly known as]] "Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love") stitches together 4 songs to tell 17 dancers' adolescences.
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* AngerMontage
* AtrocityMontage
* ApocalypticMontage
* AspectMontage
* ATeamMontage

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* AngerMontage
AngerMontage: A montage that shows a very angry character smashing up a room.
* AtrocityMontage
ApocalypticMontage: A montage of places being destroyed.
* ApocalypticMontage
AspectMontage: Rather than show a whole scene to establish a setting, a montage of different parts of it is shown instead.
* AspectMontage
ATeamMontage: A montage that shows the characters one by one building something together.
* ATeamMontageAtrocityMontage: A montage of people suffering horribly.



* BingeMontage
* [[BladeOfGrassCut Blade-of-Grass Montage]]
* {{Blipvert}}
* BoredomMontage

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* BingeMontage
BingeMontage: A montage that shows a group of characters partying drunkenly.
* [[BladeOfGrassCut Blade-of-Grass Montage]]
BladeOfGrassCut: A screen cut to an object.
* {{Blipvert}}
{{Blipvert}}: A very fast montage, often of unrelated scenes.
* BoredomMontageBoredomMontage: A montage of a character starting off happy about something, but eventually growing bored of the monotony.



* ContrastMontage
* ConversationCut
* CostumeTestMontage
* CreationSequence
* CreditsMontage
* CrimeSpreeMontage

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* ContrastMontage
ContrastMontage: A montage that contrasts two characters.
* ConversationCut
ConversationCut: When there's a scene cut in the middle of a conversation, but the conversation continues as if no time had passed.
* CostumeTestMontage
CostumeTestMontage: A montage of a character trying on and rejecting different outfits.
* CreationSequence
CreationSequence: A scene of something being made (not always a montage, but usually is).
* CreditsMontage
CreditsMontage: The credits show a montage of scenes from the show/movie.
* CrimeSpreeMontageCrimeSpreeMontage: A montage of someone committing crimes.



* DrunkenMontage
* ExplodingCalendar
* FailureMontage
* FallingInLoveMontage
* FanEdit
* FashionShopFashionShow
* FlashbackMontageRealization
* FullyAutomaticClipShow

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* DrunkenMontage
DrunkenMontage: A montage focusing on a single, drunk character.
* ExplodingCalendar
ExplodingCalendar: Time is shown passing by having calendar pages flip, tear off, or days get crossed out.
* FailureMontage
FailureMontage: A montage of one or more characters trying to do a specific thing, but failing.
* FallingInLoveMontage
FallingInLoveMontage: A montage of two characters developing a romance.
* FanEdit
FanEdit: An unofficial edit of a work.
* FashionShopFashionShow
FashionShopFashionShow: A woman buys many new outfits with her friend or boyfriend and poses like a model in each one (not always a montage, but usually is).
* FlashbackMontageRealization
FlashbackMontageRealization: A montage of [[{{Flashback}} previous scenes]] is shown as a character realises something that puts those things in a new light.
* FullyAutomaticClipShowFullyAutomaticClipShow: A montage focusing on a single action or phrase.



* GluttonyMontage

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* GluttonyMontageGluttonyMontage: A montage of a character eating.



* HappierHomeMovie
* HardWorkMontage
* HouseHuntingMontage
* IndestructibilityMontage
* InterrogationMontage
* KuleshovEffect
* LipstickAndLoadMontage
* LockAndLoadMontage
* LostLoveMontage
* LovedOnesMontage
* MadnessMontage
* MakeoverMontage
* MontageEndsTheVHS
* MontageOut
* MugshotMontage
* MusicalSlapstickMontage
* NationsOfTheWorldMontage
* ObituaryMontage
* OdessaSteps
* OnPatrolMontage

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* HappierHomeMovie
HappierHomeMovie: A sad character watches a home movie of times they were happy.
* HardWorkMontage
HardWorkMontage: A montage of a character working home.
* HouseHuntingMontage
HouseHuntingMontage: A montage of a character looking for somewhere to live.
* IndestructibilityMontage
IndestructibilityMontage: A montage of someone trying, and failing, to kill a person or destroy a thing.
* InterrogationMontage
InterrogationMontage: Characters being interrogated or interviewed, and it cuts to a different character answering the question each time.
* KuleshovEffect
KuleshovEffect: The actor is making the same expression, but it conveys different emotions based on the context.
* LipstickAndLoadMontage
LipstickAndLoadMontage: A montage of a woman dressing and applying makeup.
* LockAndLoadMontage
LockAndLoadMontage: A montage of one or more characters preparing for a fight.
* LostLoveMontage
LostLoveMontage: A montage of scenes from a now-broken romance.
* LovedOnesMontage
LovedOnesMontage: A montage of a character's friends, family, lover, etc. that enables them to overcome an obstacle.
* MadnessMontage
MadnessMontage: A montage of an unhinged character.
* MakeoverMontage
MakeoverMontage: A montage of a (usually female) character being made over.
* MontageEndsTheVHS
MontageEndsTheVHS: A VHS tape that ends on either a montage or a series of ads.
* MontageOut
MontageOut: A montage that conveys everyone's emotions.
* MugshotMontage
MugshotMontage: A montage of photos taken after a character's arrest.
* MusicalSlapstickMontage
MusicalSlapstickMontage: A montage of AmusingInjuries, set to fast music.
* NationsOfTheWorldMontage
NationsOfTheWorldMontage: A montage of people in various countries doing the same thing.
* ObituaryMontage
ObituaryMontage: A montage of people who died the previous year.
* OdessaSteps
OdessaSteps: A violent montage on a staircase.
* OnPatrolMontageOnPatrolMontage: A montage of a character doing heroics.



* OpeningMonologue
* PhotoMontage
** PhotoBoothMontage

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* OpeningMonologue
OpeningMonologue: A monologue [[{{Exposition}} explaining]] the show's premise (doesn't require a montage, but one is usually present).
* PhotoMontage
** PhotoBoothMontage
PhotoBoothMontage: A montage of photos taken at a photo booth, usually by a couple.
* PhotoMontage: A montage of photos.



* ProgressiveEraMontage
* ReallyDeadMontage: After a character is killed off, a montage of scenes where they were still alive is played solely to emphasize that the character isn't coming back and that their death is permanent.
* RecoverySequence
* RightNowMontage
* RoboticAssemblyLines
* SadTimesMontage
* SexMontage
* ShoppingMontage
* SpinningClockHands

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* ProgressiveEraMontage
ProgressiveEraMontage: A montage that shows time changing from one era to another.
* ReallyDeadMontage: After a character is killed off, a montage of scenes where they were still alive is played solely to emphasize that the character [[KilledOffForReal isn't coming back back]] and that their death is permanent.
* RecoverySequence
RecoverySequence: A thing is shown being fixed, not always with a montage but often.
* RightNowMontage
RightNowMontage: A montage of several characters doing normal things.
* RoboticAssemblyLines
RoboticAssemblyLines: An assembly line made of robots (usually shown as a montage of it making something).
* SadTimesMontage
SadTimesMontage: A montage of a sad character.
* SexMontage
SexMontage: A montage showing many couples having sex, or a couple having a lot of sex.
* ShoppingMontage
ShoppingMontage: A woman taking a younger character, usually her daughter, clothes shopping, set to a montage.
* SpinningClockHandsSpinningClockHands: A spinning clock is seen while a montage plays.



* StoryboardingTheApocalypse

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* StoryboardingTheApocalypseStoryboardingTheApocalypse: Someone explains (usually over a montage but not necessarily) the horrors that'd happen if someone else didn't act.



* TimeCompressionMontage
* TimeLapse
* TimePassesMontage
* TitleMontage

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* TimeCompressionMontage
TimeCompressionMontage: A montage that happens to show the passage of time.
* TimeLapse
TimeLapse: An under-cranked shot.
* TimePassesMontage
TimePassesMontage: A montage where the position of the camera stays the same.
* TitleMontageTitleMontage: The opening intro shows a montage.



* TravellingSalesmanMontage
* TravelMontage
* UnfoldingPlanMontage
* UnguidedLabTour
* WritersBlockMontage

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* TravellingSalesmanMontage
TravellingSalesmanMontage: A FailureMontage of someone trying to date, sell things, etc.
* TravelMontage
TravelMontage: A montage of a journey.
* UnfoldingPlanMontage
UnfoldingPlanMontage: A montage that shows characters formulating, and acting out, a plan.
* UnguidedLabTour
UnguidedLabTour: Someone walks into a secret workplace and we get a montage of people obliviously working.
* WritersBlockMontageWritersBlockMontage: A montage of an [[WritersBlock uninspired writer]].
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* CrimeSpreeMontage
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* Creator/GuyRitchie's anachronistic take on the [[Film/KingArthurLegendOfTheSword legend of King Arthur]] has plenty of montages, including TrainingMontage, HardWorkMontage, TravelMontage, UnfoldingPlanMontage, and TimeCompressionMontage.

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