Blog Post #59- Transitions in films

 In films, sometimes when a scene proceeds to another scene there is a transition in between the 2 scenes. These transitions could be anything from just being a normal cut to something like the screen dissolving into another screen or the screen fading away. Some examples of some transitions are having the screen fade to another scene, a scene fading to a black screen, and just a normal straight cut.

A straight cut is the most basic cut used in a film. A straight cut is just the scene transitioning to another scene without any sort of effect. This cut is used practically in every film because of how basic and easy it is to use. Below is a scene from "Avengers Endgame" that uses straight cuts.



A transition where the screen fades into another screen is referred to as a dissolving transition. This is when a scene finishes and it starts to fade into another scene. While it is fading into the second scene, the second scene starts to become more visible than the first scene because of the second scene being the main scene that is supposed to be shown at this specific time. The first scenes visibility is very low near the end of the transition and after the transition occurs, the first scene is no longer visible. Below is an example of a dissolve transition. 



Some scenes make the scene fade to a black screen before going to the next scene. This transition is usually just called a fade transition. This transition is used in order to better show the audience that this scene has ended. Having a transition where the scene fades to black also provides a smoother transition to another scene then just having a normal straight cut. Below is an example of a transition of a clip fading to black.



This research was very beneficial to my project because based on this research, I was able to choose what transitions I think would make my project more entertaining to the audience and really grab the audiences attention.

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