dissolve

Examples

• All

• In a series of dissolves, we see Lucy and Sam in different sleeping positions on the bus seat.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The use of two projectors and a dissolve system allows the maker to gain audience attention.

• Use your dissolve system to the maximum advantage and your music to establish the mood.

  Academic text (1996)

• We'll do a slow dissolve to the fraternity scene... the night scene.

  Terror Firmer (1999)

• The use of two projectors and a dissolve system allows the maker to gain audience attention.

  Academic text (1996)

• Through a series of dissolves, we see the Smoochyland Magic Jungle take shape.

  Fiction book (2002)

• In most films, a dissolve is used to indicate a long passage of time between two scenes.

• Through a series of dissolves, we see the Smoochyland Magic Jungle take shape.

Synonyms

F

fadeout

vsdissolve

• Specialized

1 5.3

A slow disappearance of sound or image at the end of a recording

is a film transition where the next scene gradually replaces the previous image

B

blending

vsdissolve

3.7

A gradual change between two colors or shades so no edge shows

is specific to film and gradually replaces the previous scene with the next

Antonyms

C

to cut

• Informal

343 2.8

To move quickly in a new direction, often to take a shortcut

J

jump cut

• Specialized

1 6.8

A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip

How Gradual

to fade

531 1.2

dissolve

• Specialized

4 6.6

to cut

• Informal

343 2.8

jump cut

• Specialized

1 6.8

Surface Forms

Etymology