For this week's editor planning and research, I have worked on basic transitions and completed the quiz.
A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. The most common type of transition is a normal cut to the next shot. However, there are many other types of transitions like dissolves, L cuts, fade to blacks, match cuts and wipes.
One of the first rules of editing is that you can't let the audience know that a specific part has been edited. It has to seem natural and congruous, not obvious. Another important thing about transitions is that don't play too much with fancy dissolves or fades etc. If you can minimize, minimize, make it simple. The simpler, the better.
Different Types of Transitions and their Uses
Dissolves - One clip fades to the next, very subtle and quick so it doesn't draw attention to itself. Viewers tend to not notice this. The first clip gets lighter and lighter whilst the second becomes more and more prominent and noticeable. One of the reasons editors use dissolves is to show time has passed(passage of time). It also conveys meaning and is powerful.
Wipes - This transition is opposite to dissolves, as it draws attention to itself and is highly noticeable. It is quite quick and immediately changes scenes. One shot replaces another by travelling to another side of the frame, usually in a special shape.
Cutaways - The filmmaker is moving from the action to something else, then returns to the action. It is most commonly used to edit out boring shots.
L Cut / Split Edit - The audio track transitions at a different time than the video, an effective way to move your viewer from one scene to the next. The audio track immediately changes from one scene to the next, using cuts and split edits.
Fades - Fade ins and fade-outs usually signal the beginning or end of a scene. The most common type of fade is the fading to black, however, fading to white has increased in popularity as of late.
Example: Black Widow Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAtuMu_ph4
The first scene shows a wipe from one scene to another, very quick and obvious. 0:02 seconds
Then, a little fade out to show the next scene, this is also very quick. The next couple scenes all sohw transitions, mostly basic cuts. Then at 0:24-25, there is a fade to black. Then at 0:34 there is a split edit where the audio transitions from one scene to the next.
At 0:36 and 0:38/9, there is another fade to black scene. Split edits are commonly used throughout the entire trailer, showing emphasis. There are lots of quick cuts and couple of cutaways, but this trailer mostly uses fade to black and wipes. At the end of the film, there is another fade to black.
This shows how transitions are so often used in trailers and movies. In this trailer alone(around 2 minutes) there are at least more than fifteen transitions. This shows how important transitions are, and how useful they can be.
A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. The most common type of transition is a normal cut to the next shot. However, there are many other types of transitions like dissolves, L cuts, fade to blacks, match cuts and wipes.
One of the first rules of editing is that you can't let the audience know that a specific part has been edited. It has to seem natural and congruous, not obvious. Another important thing about transitions is that don't play too much with fancy dissolves or fades etc. If you can minimize, minimize, make it simple. The simpler, the better.
Different Types of Transitions and their Uses
Dissolves - One clip fades to the next, very subtle and quick so it doesn't draw attention to itself. Viewers tend to not notice this. The first clip gets lighter and lighter whilst the second becomes more and more prominent and noticeable. One of the reasons editors use dissolves is to show time has passed(passage of time). It also conveys meaning and is powerful.
Wipes - This transition is opposite to dissolves, as it draws attention to itself and is highly noticeable. It is quite quick and immediately changes scenes. One shot replaces another by travelling to another side of the frame, usually in a special shape.
Cutaways - The filmmaker is moving from the action to something else, then returns to the action. It is most commonly used to edit out boring shots.
L Cut / Split Edit - The audio track transitions at a different time than the video, an effective way to move your viewer from one scene to the next. The audio track immediately changes from one scene to the next, using cuts and split edits.
Fades - Fade ins and fade-outs usually signal the beginning or end of a scene. The most common type of fade is the fading to black, however, fading to white has increased in popularity as of late.
Example: Black Widow Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAtuMu_ph4
The first scene shows a wipe from one scene to another, very quick and obvious. 0:02 seconds
Then, a little fade out to show the next scene, this is also very quick. The next couple scenes all sohw transitions, mostly basic cuts. Then at 0:24-25, there is a fade to black. Then at 0:34 there is a split edit where the audio transitions from one scene to the next.
At 0:36 and 0:38/9, there is another fade to black scene. Split edits are commonly used throughout the entire trailer, showing emphasis. There are lots of quick cuts and couple of cutaways, but this trailer mostly uses fade to black and wipes. At the end of the film, there is another fade to black.
This shows how transitions are so often used in trailers and movies. In this trailer alone(around 2 minutes) there are at least more than fifteen transitions. This shows how important transitions are, and how useful they can be.
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