fade to black

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Verb === fade to black (third-person singular simple present fades to black, present participle fading to black, simple past and past participle faded to black) (film) To end a film or a scene of a film by causing the image to be gradually dimmed into black. === Noun === fade to black (plural fades to black) (film) An ending of this kind. ==== See also ==== fade to white