His Girl Friday Analysis

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A dissolve is a transition between two images, via superimposition, where the first fades as the second takes its place (Stadler & McWilliam 2009, pp. 105-6). There are numerous examples of dissolve edits in His Girl Friday (1940), often transitioning between locations. An example of this begins at 14:09, where the dissolve edits transitions between Hildy, Walter and Bruce leaving the office and arriving at the restaurant. Then, at 23:10, a dissolve edit transitions between Hildy, Walter and Bruce leaving the restaurant, to the Press Room; which Hildy arrives at shortly after. Next, at 26:33, a dissolve edit transitions between the Press Room, to Walter finishing a doctor’s examination in his office; then, at 31:06, a dissolve edit transitions