New Wave
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Definition
- Noun:
- A creative movement: A group of people, especially in the arts, who introduce and apply new ideas, styles, or techniques, breaking from established traditions.
- A specific film movement: Refers specifically to the Nouvelle Vague (French for "New Wave"), a highly influential movement in French cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s, characterized by innovative, experimental techniques and a rejection of classical filmmaking conventions.
Usage Examples
Noun (General Creative Movement):
- The designers were part of a new wave bringing minimalist aesthetics to the industry.
- A new wave of filmmakers is using digital technology to tell stories in completely new ways.
Noun (Specific Film Movement):
- Directors like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut were pioneers of the French New Wave.
- The New Wave revolutionized cinema with its use of jump cuts, natural lighting, and location shooting.
Advanced Usage
"to be part of a new wave": To be a member of an innovative group changing a particular field.
- She is considered part of a new wave of journalists focusing on long-form digital storytelling.
"a new wave of something": A new group or trend of something innovative arriving.
- The city is experiencing a new wave of tech startups.
Variants and Related Words
Nouvelle Vague (n): The original French term for the New Wave film movement.
- The principles of the Nouvelle Vague continue to influence independent cinema.
New Waver (n, informal): A person who is part of a new wave movement, sometimes used specifically for a fan of the post-punk music genre also called "New Wave."
- As a new waver in the art scene, he challenged every conventional rule.
Synonyms
- Avant-garde: People or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox.
- Innovators: Those who introduce new methods, ideas, or products.
- Vanguard: The forefront of a movement or field.
Related Phrases
- New Wave music (n): A genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, emerging after punk rock and characterized by a more experimental, often electronic or pop-oriented sound.
- Bands like Talking Heads and The Cure were central to New Wave music.
Related Idioms
- Ride the new wave: To actively participate in or benefit from a new trend or movement.
- Many companies are trying to ride the new wave of artificial intelligence.
Noun
- any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
- an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s