iris

iris
(or irising)
  an earlier cinematographic technique or wipe effect, in the form of an expanding or diminishing circle, in which a part of the screen is blacked out so that only a portion of the image can be seen by the viewer; usually the lens aperture is circular or oval shaped and is often expanded or contracted as the film rolls, often from one scene to the next; known also as diaphragm. The camera movment is often termed iris wipe, circle-in/circle-out, or iris-in/iris-out; also refers to the adjustable opening in the lens that allows light to pass through - the measurement for the iris opening is f-stop
  Example: Commonly used in silent films, such as The Birth of a Nation (1915), or here in Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Eugene's horseless carriage drives away

Glossary of cinematic terms . 2015.

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