fade to black
verbEtymology
From the movie industry, where it was customary to end a scene or session of filming by closing off light to the camera, sometimes for dramatic effect, but often as a practical measure.
Definitions
To end a film or a scene of a film by causing the image to be gradually dimmed into black.
- They danced the famous Merengue / Now we dolly back / Now we fade to black
- We don't have to fade to black / Let the sun come in
An ending of this kind.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA