Scenes, beats & screenplay formatting · Specialist

DISSOLVE TO:

Also called: dissolve

ELI5

A script or edit transition in which one image gradually replaces another.

Used in conversation

“The script uses DISSOLVE TO: to show one image gradually replacing another.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

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