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As an EndingTrope, the transition is reversed. We see the image frozen and then the scene transitions, leaving the picture.

Common parodies, tweaks and variations to the trope result in the real location looking much worse than the image, or being dilapidated from neglect.

!!Examples:

* The Director's Cut of ''Film/TheWarriors'' features several instances of freeze frames which turn into comic book panels.

* In ''VoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' by CSLewis, this happens in-universe, painting dissolving into reality.

--> '''Marge:''' That's it! A novel about whaling! That's something you haven't seen before. Thank you, ''(squints to read title of painting)'' "Scene from ''MobyDick''."

* The Director's Cut of ''TheWarriors'' features several instances of freeze frames which turn into comic book panels.

* ''{{Creepshow}}'' and ''Creepshow 2'' both have this. At the beginning of each segment, the first panel of a comic book story changed to a live action shot. At the end of each segment the reverse occurred.

* In ''Film/CorpseBride'', the painting of Victoria dissolves into her in the middle of an OfCorsetHurts scene.

* While it's not exactly ''exact'', the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpmhKE1RTpw#t=2m09s end]] of intro to the first real mission in ''CommandAndConquer: Renegade''

* In ''CorpseBride'', the painting of Victoria dissolves into her in the middle of an OfCorsetHurts scene.

* The animated movie ''TurtlesForever'' features this during its ending, as we see a shot of the [[spoiler: Mirage]] turtles dissolve into the real-world splash page the shot was based on, taken from the [[spoiler: first issue of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']] comic book.

* The ''MurdochMysteries'' episode "Dead End Street" features a dissolve from a painstakingly detailed diorama of the titular street to Murdoch and Crabtree walking up the real one.

* The ending of every episode of ''{{Blackadder} The Third'' featured the final scene turning into a woodcut, which was heading the "Regency playbill" style credits.

* Happens in ''{{Negima}}?'' (the second series) when the group goes camping/training and attempts to set up their tent.

* ''TheCape'' has comic panels turning into live action in the opening credits of the opening episode.

** ''Disney/{{The Princess and the Frog}}'' has several, going from grayscale newspaper photos to shots of the action.

--> '''Marge:''' That's it! A novel about whaling! That's something you haven't seen before. Thank you, ''(squints to read title of painting)'' "Scene from ''MobyDick''."

SisterTrope to IdiosyncraticWipes, and can be combined with {{Flashback}}. Compare MatchCut.

A SceneTransition trope. A character (or the audience) is looking at a pictorial rendering of a location or scene. The camera lingers on the photo, and then the scene transition happens — the photo {{dissolve}}s into a view of the spot identical in arrangement to the photo, painting or drawing from the previous scene.

A SceneTransition trope:

A character (or the audience) is looking at a pictorial rendering of a location or scene. The type will vary based on the timeframe in which the story takes place:
* a photo in a book
* a drawing
* a painting
* a photo
* a photo in somebody's album or stuck in their mirror
* a photo on a billboard
* a stained glass window
* a {{hologram}}

The camera lingers on the photo, and then the scene transition happens — the photo {{dissolve}}s into a view of the spot identical in arrangement to the photo, painting or drawing from the previous scene.

A person (or the audience) is looking at a picture rendering of a location or scene. The type will vary based on the timeframe in which the story takes place:

* a photo somebody's album or stuck in their mirror

The camera lingers on the photo, and then the scene transition happens -- the photo {{dissolve}}s into a view of the spot identical in arrangement to the photo, painting or drawing from the previous scene.

Common parodies, tweaks, and variations to the trope result in the real location looking much worse than the real thing, or being dilapidated from neglect.

* ''{{Creepshow}}'' and ''{{Creepshow}} 2''. At the beginning of each segment, the first panel of a comic book story changed to a live action shot. At the end of each segment the reverse occurred.
* The 2004 movie version of ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' has this at the beginning and the end of the movie--probably an example of BookEnds as well.
* ''SkyHigh'' has this in the opening credits. Will's narration explains his life, and is showed in comic book pages. The panel focuses in on the Stronghold house, then dissolves into the Live Action image of the house.
* In ''CorpseBride'', the painting of Victoria dissolves into Victoria in the middle of an OfCorsetHurts scene.
* In TheSimpsons movie, the touristy unfolding map depicting a pristine Alaskan village gets stuck in the windshield as the Simpsons drive north, completely obstructing their view. When they remove it, the panorama is exactly the same (instead of the audience's expectations of a frozen wind-blasted wasteland).
* DisneyAnimatedCanon loves this trope.
** ''{{Disney/Beauty And The Beast}}'' has the ball celebrating the breaking of the curse. The scene transitions to a stained glass window rendering (no cameras -- it was the 1600s).
** ''{{Enchanted}}'' features the happy Giselle, Robert, and Morgan freezing into illustrations on a pop-up book.
** ''{{Disney/The Princess And The Frog}}'' has several, going from b/w newspaper photos to shots of the action.

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* Came up from time to time on ''MisterRogersNeighborhood'' when looking into the "magic picture."

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* On ''TheSimpsons'' this happens when Marge looks at the painting above their couch in order to get inspriation for a book to write.

The camera lingers on the photo, and then the scene transition happens -- the photo {{dissolve}}s into a view of the spot identical in arrangement to the photo, painting or drawing from the previous scene.

As an EndingTrope, the transition is reversed. We see the image frozen and then the scene transitions, leaving the picture.

Common parodies, tweaks, and variations to the trope result in the real location looking much worse than the real thing, or being dilapidated from neglect.

SisterTrope to IdiosyncraticWipes, and can be combined with {{Flashback}}. Compare MatchCut.

* ''SkyHigh'' has this in the opening credits. Will's narration explains his life, and is showed in comic book pages. The panel focuses in on the Stronghold house, then dissolves into the Live Action image of the house.

** ''{{Disney/Beauty And The Beast}}'' has the ball celebrating the breaking of the curse. The scene transitions to a stained glass window rendering (no cameras -- it was the 1600s).
** ''{{Disney/Enchanted}}'' features the happy Giselle, Robert, and Morgan freezing into illustrations on a pop-up book.

* In ''VoyageOfTheDawnTreader'' by CSLewis, this happens in-universe, painting dissolving into reality.

* ''KickButtowski'' is considering where to get eggs if not from the store. He looks up and sees a billboard with a picture of a farm. The scene transitions, and the farm is picture perfect to its rendering on the billboard as Kick arrives.