fade-in
fade-in — noun
1. the gradual appearance of a picture or sound at the beginning of a film, video,
the gradual appearance of a picture or sound at the beginning of a film, video, song, or recording
The director chose a long fade-in before the singer appeared on stage.
collocation: choose a long fade-in
A slow fade-in let the audience hear the rain before seeing the street.
The podcast opens with a soft fade-in from silence to piano music.
Mina added a fade-in at the start of the video diary.
- opening effect
broader; can describe many kinds of beginnings, not only a gradual one
- dissolve
a related film transition, but it blends one image into another rather than simply bringing one up
- fade-out
the gradual disappearance of picture or sound at the end
文法句型
a fade-in
add/use a fade-in
用法筆記
Most often refers to an editing effect at the start of a scene, track, or clip. Writers often pair it with verbs such as add, use, and choose.
常見錯誤
fade-in — phrasal verb
- fade-inbase form
- fade-ins3rd person singular
- fade-ining-ing form
- fade-inedpast simple
1. for a picture or sound to slowly come into view or become louder after starting
for a picture or sound to slowly come into view or become louder after starting from darkness or silence
As the lights dimmed, the first notes of the violin faded in.
intransitive: sound fades in at the start
The mountain view faded in as the morning mist lifted over the lake.
After the black screen, the family photo slowly faded in.
During the trailer, city noises faded in before the actors spoke.
- fade out
to grow dimmer or quieter until it disappears
文法句型
picture/sound + fade in
fade in from darkness/silence
用法筆記
Used when the image or sound itself changes gradually. Distinguish from sense 2, where a person deliberately controls the effect.
2. to bring an image or audio track up little by little from darkness or silence so
to bring an image or audio track up little by little from darkness or silence so an audience can start to see or hear it
The editor faded in the drumbeat under the opening lines of the poem.
transitive: fade in + sound
Sumin faded the studio logo in after the screen went dark.
pattern: fade + object + in
The sound engineer faded in crowd noise before the host walked onstage.
To start the lesson gently, Ezra faded in a map behind the title.
- fade out
to make a picture or sound gradually disappear
文法句型
fade in + picture/sound
fade + object + in
用法筆記
Common in editing or live production instructions. The subject is the person controlling the image or sound, not the image or sound itself.