Glossary: Dissolve
A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears; for a moment the two images blend in superimposition.
From Letter from an Unknown Woman
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Frame 1: Stefan reads letter |
Frame 2: Focus shifts
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Frame 3: Dissolve to moving truck
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Frame 4: Dissolve to moving truck
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Frame 5: Focus shifts
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From Magnolia
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Frame 1: Earl in bed |
Frame 2: Dissolve to inside Earl's body
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Frame 3: Dissolve to medical diagram
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