fade to black
Gradual scene ending
Fade to black is a film and video technique where the image gradually darkens until the screen goes completely black, typically signaling the end of a scene or the conclusion of a work.
The phrase extends to any gradual ending or loss of consciousness: The last thing I remember before fading to black was the sound of sirens.
In music, a song fades to black when it diminishes to silence rather than ending abruptly.
Disperse into liquid
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
- cutSeverance or reduction
- transitionChange from one state
- scene changeTheatrical location shift
wipe · montage · sequence · edit · shot · pacing · segue · post-production
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- final sceneLast part of performance
- last actFinal portion of drama
sign-off · farewell · swan song · curtain call · denouement · epilogue · credits · the end
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
- cutSeverance or reduction
- transitionChange from one state
scene change · wipe · montage · sequence · edit · shot · pacing · segue · post-production · cinematography
finale
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- final sceneLast part of performance
last act · sign-off · farewell · swan song · curtain call · denouement · epilogue · credits · the end · blackout
- fade-outscrossfade
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final
- scenesopening scene, closing scene, final scene, death scene, love scene
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, wide shot, crane shot
- stage effectsfog machine, lighting, smoke machine, strobe light, fog
- TV visualscinematography, lighting design, color grading, color palette, framing