crosscut vs fade out

crosscut

noun
  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

fade out

noun
  • A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut. 

verb
  • To fade from a cut to black in a movie. 

  • To slowly disappear. 

  • To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence. 

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