Quick flashbacks and recollections involve inserts, such as a painful memory that won't go away. The power of the insert shot can be very intense. Its associations can be stark and powerful. Consider the power when the insert shot is of a riot, war, or death. An awful lot can be said from these without actually speaking any dialogue.
Inserts also play a role in discontinuity editing .
The image fades into a single colour. This is often associated with the end of a particular scene in the narrative, where the image traditionally fades to black. In The opposite of a fade out. The image fades out of a single colour, and is often associated with the beginning of a scene. The mixing of one image into the next.