Transitions

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Transitions are where two scenes combine using editing. There are various transitions, such as dissolving and fading. The transitions are usually used to show that time has passed, the scene is set in a different place or a character is in a dream state.

Cuts

A cut is a transition where there is not much editing involved, it is just a simple change in shot. This often just means a shot change. A staight cut is where the shot is very short and the transisitions are very quick. This would be used to show suspence and peoples reactions. Form Cuts are cuts are similar to normal cuts but the object in each shot are very similar shape.

Jump Cuts

Jump Cuts are usually a continuty error that occur when a shot changes, as does the characters position, this is not intentional. In some cases in films, jump cuts are used to create dramatic effects. In the video bellow the characters movement creates a jump cut. In some of these clips there are combinations of jump cuts and form cuts to keep the film flowing.




Fades In/ Out

Fades are usually used at the begining of a film or at the end. On most ocasions the scenes fades to black, but sometimes it fades into the next scene. The second of the two is much quicker out of the two.

Dissolve

Dissolving is used when a narrator or character tells a story or remmbers something from an earlier scene. It can also be used to show that the character is in some kind of a dream state and the transition shows what the character is thinking about. The transition usually just dissolves to the next scene/ shot.

Wipe

A wipe is a transition in which the new scene comes onto the screen from any direction, covering the last scene. Sometimes the new scene pushes the old scene out of the scene. In the video bellow there are various of examples of a wipe transition within Star Wars III. These wipes were used to show the next scene, that may be set in a different place or time.




In this video bellow, this man discusses the various transition and why they are used.