fading to black
Gradual scene ending
Fading to black is a film and video transition where the image gradually darkens until the screen is completely black.
It typically signals the end of a scene, chapter, or the work itself, creating a sense of closure or passage of time.
Figuratively, fading to black describes losing consciousness, dying, or any gradual transition into darkness or oblivion: The last thing I remember before fading to black was the sound of sirens.
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
mortality · last breath · oblivion · ambiguity · melancholy · impermanence · vanishing point · epilogue · the end · vignette · closing scene · end credits · final curtain · disappearance · curtain call · blackout · lights out · shadowing