Top image: There Will Be Blood<\/a> via Ghoulardi Film Company<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Of the many techniques used to communicate time change in film<\/strong>, the dissolve transition<\/strong>\u00a0is among the most versatile. It can be exceptionally noticeable or weaved almost invisibly<\/strong>\u00a0into the narrative. The overlapping images<\/strong>\u00a0take the viewer to the next scene or image, seamlessly blending the present and future. An effective dissolve<\/strong> can communicate a few different ideas throughout a film. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the different ways filmmakers past and present have used this classic editing technique.<\/p>\n The most basic use of the dissolve<\/strong> is to communicate a change in scene and time<\/strong>. George Melies<\/a> was the first to use this technique in 1899<\/strong> with Cinderella<\/a><\/em>, which also happened to be the first motion picture to feature six different scenes pieced together.<\/p>\n