BOLEX H16 SBM Instruction Manual page 24

Fade-out. A gradual darkening at the end of the last scene avoids an abrupt
finish. The fade-out can be slower than the fade-in and is achieved in the same
way, only In reverse order.
~~~~:.:.Iv,;;e:ii.;' A lap dissolve is unquestionably one of the most pleasing ways
of linking two sequences. It is made by su erim osin a fade-in on a fade-out
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so that one picture gradually disappears as t e next gra ua y appears.
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~ ma~es for a very smooth transition during which the picture brightness scarcely
vanes.
To produce a lap dissolve:
1. Close the sequence with a fade-out, without interrupting filming and without
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regard to the frame counter.
~ Lock the shutter in the "closed" position.
~ Set the t"¥o dials of the frame counter to zero.
~ Disengage the motor and rewind the film in reverse until the frame counter
indicates the figures corresponding to the duration of the fade-out. An
example is shown on the table opposite (page 23).
~ Move the side release to STOP and the lever to MOT.
~ Frame the second sequence and release the shutter lever.
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Press the release and simultaneously make a fade-in of the same length as
the previous fade-out.
22 ~ Continue filming.