Task 12 - Transition Of Effect

Transitions and Effects

Transition is the movement from on shot to the next. They're different transitions that suggest different ideas to the audience. It is really important to choose the right one.

 

Straight Cut
A straight cut is the most common "invisible" form of transition.

One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention.
Its helps to retain reality.

Dissolves
A dissolves fades one shot off the screen while another shot is fading in. The  audience will be able to see both shots at the mid-point of the dissolves.
It suggest that the shots are connected in some way it might be two characters places or objects.
It might suggest that sometimes has passed between the two shots.

Fades
A fade is a bit like a dissolves but instead of dissolving one shot into another. A fade is a gradual darkening or lightning of an image until the screen becomes black or white. It indicates that start or end of a particular section of time within the narrative.

Wipes
A wipe is  quite  an usual transaction. It very noticeable. It is when one image is pushed off screen by another.
Images can be pushed in any direction but it is more common for the image to be pushed of the left-hand side. This movement is consistent with the sense of time moving forward.
The wipe signals shows different locations that are experiencing the same time.

Graphic Match
A graphic match is a very specialised type of transition. It is not something an editor adds between two shots but more a decision about which two shots to put together/next to each other. It ids created when two shot that are similar in shape are placed next to each other.
It tells the audience that there is an important link between what they are seeing in two shots.

Effects

Effects are usually used to manipulate and space - to show locations has change and time period has changed. To also show the time moving quicker or slower than

 normal. An effect can be something really simple such as using a colour filter or it could be altering the saturation of an image to either enhance the enhance the  colour or remove it.

Using black and white is sometimes used for flashbacks. There are different effect that can be added in the post production stage (editing).

Example:

• The Time Machine - The time travelling enters the time machine and the environment changes as the travel through time.

• Harry  Porter Timer Turner - A more modern version of this effects is seen in the third of the Harry Potter films. The sequence using layering and altering the speed of the image.