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Editing Transitions & Effects
A companion book to this
site is Setting Up Your Shots: Great
Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know. The page numbers noted
below refer to this book.
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Fade from and to Black
Description: Fade from black: image
gradually appears from a black screen. Fade to black: image gradually
disappears to a black screen.
Purposes: Begin and end a video, transition between segments
or scenes, signify major change in time or location.
Dip to Black
Description: Quick fade to black
and then back to video.
Purposes: Go to or from a commercial break, quick transition
between segments or scenes, transition between footage and full
screen graphics.
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Dissolve
Description: A transition between
shots where one image is gradually mixed with another until the second
image is full screen. Pg. 8.
Purposes: Enhance emotions, soften changes between shots, accentuate
rhythm of pacing, enhance artistry of action, smooth jump cuts. |
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Wipe
Description: A transition between
shots that uses movement across the screen. Traditional wipes include
changing the image with a move from right or left, up or down, or
diagonally. Effects wipes include spins, flips, and animated moves.
Pg. 8.
Purposes: Obvious transition between scenes, segments or
graphics; add energy and action, increase pacing.
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Super
Description: Mixing two images
together. Pg. 95.
Purposes: Show two views of subject at the same time, suggest
that main subject is thinking about the other.
Freeze
Description: A single frame of
video that is frozen on the screen. Pg. 86.
Purposes: End action, accentuate moment or character, background
for graphics, lengthen short shot.
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