Dissolve (Noun)
Meaning
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The camera remained static during the dissolve to heighten the contrast between the bustling streets of Tokyo and the serenity of the nearby garden.
- To move the plot forward smoothly, the filmmaker carefully orchestrated each dissolve in order to downplay major changes in narrative focus.
- Rather than creating stark temporal gaps through ordinary cutting techniques, slow dissolve after dissolve drifted slowly toward memory on pause at irregular heart times instead, forcing personal human observations until thoughts run hollow.
- In a tender dissolve that highlighted the inevitability of Father Time, yesterday blends with tomorrow, as summer bends gently into winter.
- There is a beautiful dissolve during a quiet montage of closeups that captures the gentle changes that age their children as parents become youthful again.