Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Scenes, beats & screenplay formatting · Specialist

FADE OUT:

Also called: fade to black

ELI5

A conventional script cue for the picture gradually disappearing, often to black.

Used in conversation

“End the script with FADE OUT: only when the picture truly ends.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “FADE OUT:” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

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

Connected terms

  • Fade out“Fade out” is used for distinct concepts; choose the intended sense.
  • FADE IN:Computed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.