Dissolve

What it is

The outgoing shot fades as the incoming one fades in, briefly overlapping.

When to use it

Passing time, memory, tender transitions.

When not to

Fast-paced action.

Often confused with

• Fade

  A fade goes through black; a dissolve overlaps directly.

Common generation mistakes

• SymptomIt becomes a hard cut.

  FixUse about a one-second dissolve in edit; generate each shot complete.