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irising

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Definition of irising

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. (uncountable)The use of an iris shot.
    “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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noun

  1. (uncountable)The use of an iris shot.
    “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.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of iris

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