fade-ins
Scenes slowly appearing
Fade-ins are gradual transitions in film, video, or audio where the image or sound emerges slowly from darkness or silence.
The technique eases viewers into a scene rather than cutting abruptly: The movie opens with a fade-in on a quiet suburban street.
In audio production, a fade-in brings sound up gradually from nothing.
Smooth continuous movement
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- revealMake something visible
- entrancePoint of access
- buildCreate a structure
animation · Keynote · visual · sequence · appear · timing · cue · graphic
Combine different elements
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
- volumeAmount of space filled
- trackPath or monitored route
- introBrief opening section
swell · gradual · ambient · soundscape · cue · channel · DAW · automation
Disperse into liquid
- transitionChange from one state
- openingGap or start
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
- exposureState of being unprotected
editing · montage · cinematography · sequence · shot · scene · opacity · superimposition
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- revealMake something visible
- entrancePoint of access
build · animation · Keynote · visual · sequence · appear · timing · cue · graphic · element
mix
Combine different elements
intro · swell · gradual · ambient · soundscape · cue · channel · DAW · automation · gain
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
- transitionChange from one state
- openingGap or start
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
exposure · editing · montage · cinematography · sequence · shot · scene · opacity · superimposition · splice
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
easing · rendering · transition · layer · effect · timeline · property · duration · alpha · interface
fade-insjump cuts
Abrupt temporal film transitions
cuts · smash cuts · quick cuts