Olivia has most of her script completed and is working on some small, last-minute details. She would like for the movie to begin with a black screen, after which the first images should fade up from the black. What is this action called?
The action of starting the movie with a black screen and then gradually fading up the first images is called a "fade in."
The action you are referring to is called "fade in". This is a commonly used film technique where the screen starts with a black image and gradually transitions to a visible image. To achieve this effect, Olivia can include the instruction "FADE IN:" in her script, indicating to the director and cinematographer that the opening scene should start with a black screen and fade up to the first images.
