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lap dissolve — n. Film TV a dissolving view in which a new scene is blended in with a scene being faded out, as by lapping two exposures on one film or two images on a TV screen … English World dictionary
Lap dissolve — A lap dissolve (sometimes called a cross fade, mix or simply a dissolve) is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the … Wikipedia
lap dissolve — noun Etymology: lap (III) : dissolve … Useful english dictionary
lap dissolve — Motion Pictures. dissolve (def. 17). * * * … Universalium
dissolve — [di zälv′, dizôlv′] vt., vi. dissolved, dissolving [ME dissolven < L dissolvere, to loosen < dis , apart + solvere, to loosen: see SOLVE] 1. to make or become liquid; liquefy; melt 2. to merge with a liquid; pass or make pass into solution… … English World dictionary
dissolve — (or lap dissolve) a transitional editing technique between two sequences, shots or scenes, in which the visible image of one shot or scene is gradually replaced, superimposed or blended (by an overlapping fade out or fade in and dissolve) with… … Glossary of cinematic terms
dissolve — dissolvability, dissolvableness, n. dissolvable, adj. dissolver, n. dissolvingly, adv. /di zolv /, v. dissolved, dissolving, n. v.t. 1. to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water. 2. to melt;… … Universalium
lapdissolve — lap dissolve n. See dissolve. * * * … Universalium
Cinematic techniques — Main articles: Filmmaking and Video production Contents 1 Basic Definitions of Terms 2 Cinematography 2.1 Movement and expersion 2.2 … Wikipedia
Super 8 mm film — Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm home movie format, and the Cine 8 format.The film is 8 mm wide, exactly the same as the older… … Wikipedia
