ABSTRACT
This principle is put to good use in a process known as a bleed-through. A bleed-through is used to change from one scene to another by means of a lighting effect. A painted backdrop scrim is lit from the front so that the painting on it is visible, as well as the actors who are standing in front of it. The bleed-through effect is created by fading light down on the front of the scrim while simultaneously fading light up on the scene behind it. One picture fades out as the other fades in, much the same way that movie editing fades from one scene to another. As the lighting change is completed, the scrim is flown out for an unobscured view. The dreamy quality of bleeding from one scene to another is quite stunning.
