Task 12 - Transitions and Effects

There are a various transitions and effects that are used to manipulate the diegetic time and space in a film. A transition is the movement from one shot to another.

Transitions 

Straight Cut - The most common out of all the transitions. It is often referred to as the 'invisible' transition. The straight cut is when one shot moves to the next shot without attracting any attention to the actual transition. It helps obtain reality.

Dissolve - A dissolve fades off one image while another one fades off, this often indicates that someone is thinking about something. In other words, the two shots are connected in some way; whether the two shots are characters, places or objects. 

Fade - Similar to dissolving however, instead of fading into a different image; it fades out until the screen becomes black or white, whether thats darkening or lightening. It often indicates the start or end of a section of time with the narrative.

Wipe - This transition is when one image gets pushed off the screen by another. It's rare to find in movies, however it is used in 'Star Wars' a lot. The image can get pushed off to any direction but it is more common for the image to be push to the left hand side. The transition signals to the audience that you are being shown two images that are happening within the same time. A visual of 'meanwhile...'

Graphic Match 

Graphic match isn't like the other transitions because the other transitions are what you put between two shots whereas if editors use the graphic match its the decision about how two shots are put together. It's created when two shots that look similar are placed next to each other and it fades into the next scene. It tells the audience that there's a distinctive link between the two shots.

Following The Action

Following the action isn't a transition meaning between two shots, it's more of the shots of an action scene and the quick back and fourth action. It captures everything that the character goes through and this happens by simply following the character on their chase.

Multiple Points Of View

Multiple points of view is when there are numerous characters and the shot changes from one characters point of view to another and so on showing us what each individual can see.

Shot Variation

Shot variation is the technique used in filming to create a sequence of images using movement. It focuses on all angles of the shot rather than just one and it doesn't switch from different cameras it goes around the entire shot 360 degrees.

Manipulation of Diegetic Time and Space

 These pictures show how i used premiere pro to manipulate the clips and change audio, import the files and cut and stick the clips to my desire. There are also transitions that have been made to the video clip:

This is a video where 1 boy has a flash forward fantasy with the boy that he fancies. First they are asked to hand out the books when two of their hands touch and he instantly starts to imagine the possibilities. In this clip i have used a black and white setting to show that the flash forward has taken place. Also, i used a fade to white transition because white implies purity and innocence and that is how Bradley feels towards Tom. The transition also shows the contrast between the real world and the fantasy world when joint with the black and white scene. We used following the action when we followed Bradley and Tom walking down the hallway together and we used straight cuts and fading into the fantasy world. i believe we did a good job however it could be improved by adding more effects and transitions to the sequence.