Irising
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Irising is a noun meaning (film) The use of an iris shot.
Meaning
(film) The use of an iris shot.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of iris
Example Sentences
Irising is frequently used instead of the fade to indicate the completion of a scene sequence and the beginning of a new series of scenes.
Throughout the film [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] circular patterns are symbolic of chaos. Where irising began and ended a happy carnival sequence, an underlying feeling of chaos was created.
The screen is black at first, till a brightly lit hole opens in it and an all-black silhouette stands at what we see, in a moment, is a doorway. This is the wide-screen equivalent of irising in Ford’s silent films.
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