Ultimate Guide to Scene Transitions – Every Editing Transition Explained [The Shot List, Ep 9]
Summary
TLDREl video explora las transiciones de edición en el cine, mostrando cómo diferentes técnicas como el corte, el fundido, el disolvado, y otras, conectan escenas y afectan la narrativa visual. A través de ejemplos de películas icónicas, se destacan transiciones esenciales como el corte en J, el corte en L, y el corte abrupto, explicando su impacto en la narrativa y la emoción del espectador. El video también invita a los espectadores a reflexionar sobre sus transiciones favoritas y ofrece un recurso adicional para explorar más sobre el tema.
Takeaways
- 🎬 Las películas se componen de secuencias, las secuencias de escenas y las escenas de tomas.
- 🎥 El corte es la técnica de transición más básica y común en la edición, permitiendo un cambio instantáneo entre tomas o escenas.
- 🌑 El fundido es una transición gradual a un color sólido, generalmente negro o blanco, y se usa para abrir o cerrar una película.
- 🔄 El disolvencia conecta dos tomas de manera gradual, sugiriendo un paso de tiempo o una transición suave entre escenas.
- 🔁 El corte en correspondencia (match cut) utiliza elementos visuales o de sonido para conectar dos escenas, destacando similitudes o diferencias.
- 🎞️ La iris es una transición circular, usada para enfocar la atención en un elemento específico de la escena.
- 🚪 La transición de barrido (wipe) reemplaza una toma con otra mediante un movimiento de desplazamiento, común en películas como Star Wars.
- 🏃♂️ La transición de paso (passing transition) utiliza un objeto o personaje en movimiento para ocultar el corte entre escenas.
- 🎞️ El paneo rápido (whip pan) es una rotación rápida de la cámara, que se usa tanto dentro de una escena como para transiciones rápidas.
- 🔊 Los cortes en J y L juegan con la continuidad del audio, permitiendo que el sonido de una escena preceda o siga a la imagen de la siguiente.
Q & A
¿Qué es un 'cut' en el contexto de la edición de películas?
-Un 'cut' es una transición instantánea de una toma a otra, o de una escena a la siguiente, y es la forma más común de cambiar de escena en la edición de películas.
¿Cómo se utiliza un 'fade' en la edición de cine y qué propósitos cumple?
-Un 'fade' es una transición que disuelve una toma hacia o desde un color sólido, generalmente negro o blanco. Se utiliza para abrir una película, dar un sentido de cierre gradual al final, o para pausar el momento entre medio de la película, similar al final de un capítulo.
¿Qué es un 'dissolve' y cómo sugiere el paso del tiempo en la narrativa?
-Un 'dissolve' es una transición gradual que pasa directamente de una toma a otra. Se utiliza para sugerir un paso más prolongado del tiempo entre escenas o tomas dentro de la misma escena, más allá de lo que se esperaría de un simple corte.
¿Qué es un 'match cut' y cómo conecta las escenas de manera instantánea?
-Un 'match cut' es una transición, ya sea auditiva o visual, que utiliza elementos de la escena anterior para vincular elementos similares en la siguiente. Esta conexión instantánea puede hacer que el público subconscientemente establezca similitudes o diferencias entre las escenas.
¿Qué es un 'iris' y cómo se usaba en el cine antiguo?
-Un 'iris' es una transición que se realizaba manualmente en los días初期 de la cinematografía, abriendo o cerrando el diaphragma de la cámara. Se usaba comúnmente como un 'fade' para abrir o cerrar una película en el cine antiguo.
¿Qué es una 'wipe transition' y cómo se utiliza en la franquicia de 'Star Wars'?
-Una 'wipe transition' es cuando una toma se reemplaza por otra que entra en el marco desde una dirección específica, como arriba, abajo, izquierda, derecha o diagonalmente. En la franquicia de 'Star Wars', se utiliza para homenaje a las series de 'Flash Gordon' y las películas de Kurosawa que inspiraron a Lucas.
¿Qué es el efecto de 'passing transition' y cómo se utiliza para mantener el impulso entre escenas?
-El efecto de 'passing transition' o 'pass-by effect' es una técnica en la que un personaje o objeto en movimiento conduce a la siguiente escena, o el cámara se mueve pasando por el objeto. Se utiliza para mantener el impulso entre escenas sin interrumpir la narrativa.
¿Qué es un 'whip pan' y cómo puede utilizarse como transición de escena?
-Un 'whip pan' o 'swish pan' es una rotación rápida de la cámara horizontal que borra la imagen. Aunque comúnmente se usa en medio de una escena, también puede usarse como transición de escena para mantener el impulso de la escena anterior.
¿Qué es un 'smash cut' y cómo impacta al espectador?
-Un 'smash cut' es una transición de corte abrupto de una escena a otra, utilizando un alto contraste tanto visual como auditivo. Se utiliza para sorprender o impactar al espectador, como en una escena donde un personaje se despierta abruptamente de un sueño.
¿Qué son las transiciones de audio 'J-cut' y 'L-cut' y cómo se usan en la edición de sonido?
-Las transiciones de audio 'J-cut' (pre-lap) y 'L-cut' son técnicas en las que el audio de una escena precede o sigue a la imagen. El 'J-cut' permite que el público escuche el audio de la escena B mientras todavía ven la escena A, mientras que el 'L-cut' mantiene el audio de una escena pasada en la siguiente, comúnmente usado para narración.
¿Cuáles son algunas otras opciones de transiciones que se mencionan en el guion y cómo se usan?
-El guion menciona varias opciones de transiciones, como la 'push transition', 'zoom', 'luma key' y 'barrel roll'. Estas transiciones se utilizan para agregar estilo y dinamismo a la narrativa, dependiendo del efecto deseado por el editor.
Outlines
🎥 Introducción a las transiciones en la edición cinematográfica
Este párrafo introduce la idea de que las películas están compuestas de secuencias, escenas y tomas. Menciona que el episodio 9 de 'The Shot List' se centrará en las transiciones de escena, un elemento crucial que conecta las escenas y mueve la historia. Se anuncian 9 transiciones esenciales que serán exploradas, comenzando con la más fundamental: el corte, y luego avanzando hacia las más complejas.
📽️ Disoluciones y superposiciones en el cine
Este párrafo explora la transición de disolución, que es utilizada para sugerir un mayor paso del tiempo o para conectar escenas con un estilo más suave. También se introduce el concepto de superposición, donde dos tomas se mezclan para crear un momento híbrido, destacando el uso en películas como 'El Padrino II'. Además, se discute el corte de coincidencia (match cut), que conecta elementos similares de dos escenas, y cómo la disolución de coincidencia combina estos dos efectos para crear conexiones significativas.
🎞️ Iris y transiciones de barrido: técnicas visuales clásicas
En este párrafo se detallan las transiciones de iris y barrido. El iris, popular en los primeros días del cine, se usaba para abrir o cerrar escenas y aún es utilizado para enfatizar elementos específicos en la narrativa moderna. Por otro lado, el barrido, una transición donde una toma reemplaza a otra con un movimiento específico, es destacado por su uso icónico en la franquicia 'Star Wars' y otros contextos como 'Flash Gordon' y películas de Kurosawa.
🎬 Transiciones dinámicas: del paso de objetos al corte abrupto
Este párrafo analiza las transiciones por paso de objetos y los cortes abruptos. El paso de objetos se utiliza para hacer una transición fluida y estilizada entre escenas, como se ve en el trabajo de Edgar Wright. El corte abrupto, por otro lado, es una transición dramática que salta entre escenas con alto contraste visual o de audio, comúnmente utilizado para impactar o sorprender al espectador, con ejemplos de 'The Shining' y 'Shutter Island'.
🔊 Transiciones de audio: J-cuts y L-cuts
Este párrafo se enfoca en las transiciones de audio J-cuts y L-cuts, que manipulan el orden en que el sonido y la imagen se presentan al espectador. Los J-cuts permiten que el audio de la siguiente escena se escuche antes de que la imagen cambie, mientras que los L-cuts permiten que el audio de la escena previa continúe mientras la imagen cambia. Estas técnicas añaden profundidad y contexto a las transiciones, creando una narrativa más rica y compleja, como se ve en 'Rescatando al Soldado Ryan' y otras películas.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Secuencias
💡Escenas
💡Corte
💡Fundido
💡Disolvencia
💡Corte por coincidencia
💡Iris
💡Barrido
💡Corte abrupto
💡Corte en J y L
Highlights
Films are structured by sequences, which are made up of scenes, and scenes are composed of shots.
Introduction of fundamental film elements like frame rate, camera lenses, and shot size.
The episode focuses on how scenes are connected using editing transitions.
Discussion of nine essential editing transitions, starting with the most fundamental and moving to the more complex.
The cut is identified as the most basic and common editing transition, used to instantly switch from one shot or scene to another.
The fade transition is highlighted as one of the original and still widely used transitions, typically dissolving to or from a solid color like black or white.
The fade to black transition is described as a technique to give a sense of closure or pause momentum, as seen in 'Pulp Fiction'.
The dissolve transition is introduced, which gradually transitions from one shot to another and is often used to indicate a passage of time.
Explanation of the match cut, which connects two shots instantly using visual or audio elements to create a bridge between them.
The iris transition, a more stylistic and old-fashioned technique, is discussed as a way to focus on specific elements in a scene.
The wipe transition, used notably in the 'Star Wars' franchise, is described as a directional replacement of one shot with another.
Introduction of the passing transition, where a moving character or object transitions to the next scene, often used to hide cuts and maintain momentum.
The whip pan, a quick camera rotation used mid-scene or as a transition, is highlighted for maintaining energy and momentum between scenes.
The smash cut is defined as a high-contrast, abrupt transition between two scenes, often used for shock or comedic effect.
J-cuts and L-cuts are described as audio transitions where the audio either precedes or carries over to the next scene, adding nuance and creating connections between scenes.
Transcripts
Films are made up of sequences.
Sequences are made up of scenes.
And scenes are made up of shots.
In the previous episodes,
we analyze frame rate.
Camera lenses.
Shot size, and more.
Now, let's talk about how the scenes are connected
with scene transitions
that move us through the story.
"- See if you remember anything."
This is episode 9 of "The Shot List".
Editing transitions.
We'll be examining 9 essential editing transitions
each with their own function.
We'll begin with the most fundamental.
"- I want a little production value, you know?
Like some editing, transition something, some music."
- And work our way to the more complex.
"- Excuse me.
- Excuse me."
- As we go, we'll populate a shot list in StudioBinder
as a sort of guide
for the next time you were looking for the perfect transition.
Before we dive into creative transitions, we
first have to mention the most basic technique.
The cut.
A cut is an instant switch or transition
from one shot to another.
"- Who is it, Jay?
- It's okay, honey. It's a friend of Terry's."
- Or one scene to the next.
And it is by far the most common way to transition between scenes.
In our next episode, we'll dive deeper into the nuances of the cut
and how different editors use it to enhance the storytelling of a scene.
"- The way we cut that. If you look at that
sequence, you'll see, it's very, jaggedly cut.
In order to accentuate the violence of the breaking of the glass."
- Now, let's look at our first creative transition.
The Fade.
One of the original editing transitions that is still used today is the fade.
A fade is when a shott dissolves to, or from a solid color.
Usually black or white.
A fade from black is a common way to open a film
as it eases the audience into the beginning of the story.
"- Blake.
- Sorry, serge.
- Pick a man.
Bring your kit.
Yes, serge."
- A fade to black can give a gradual sense of closure at the end,
like opening and closing a book.
But what about fades in the middle of a film?
"- And you will know my name is the law.
When I lay my vengeance upon thee."
- This is similar to the end of a chapter.
A fade to black deliberately pauses any momentum
giving the audience a moment to breathe
or reflect on what just transpired.
"Pulp Fiction" uses the fade to black between all three of its chapters.
Editors can also fade-in
and out of shots
within the same scene as a stylistic choice.
This is also known as dip to black
as we can see here in "Gone Girl".
"- It's not good enough for you? - It's not even close.
What scared me wasn't that he'd push me.
What scared me was how much he wanted to hurt me more.
What scared me was that I'd finally realized
I am frightened of my own husband."
- A much less common type of fade is the fade to white.
Most commonly used to represent a character entering a dream.
Or dying.
In contrast to black, a fade to white
can also leave an ending up for interpretation.
"- Let's go get some help! Go get some help!
- Now, it's perfect."
- In this final scene from "Black Swan",
a fade to white does not create a sense of closure
but rather ambiguity.
Does Nina die or not?
If you want to fade into another shot rather than to black
opt for our next transition - the Dissolve.
"- Nice dissolve."
- Like the fade, the dissolve utilizes a gradual transition.
Only this time it transitions directly into another shot.
Traditionally dissolves are used to suggest a longer passage of time between scenes
or shots within the same scene
more than we'd expect from a simple cut.
"- God put this here for me, ain't you.
Take advantage, man. Take advantage."
- Or as a way to signal a memory.
Or a dream.
"- What's going on?"
- Some filmmakers utilize the dissolve to
create a hybrid moment between the two scenes.
When two shots dissolve into each other,
they create a third shot
in which both shots are shown within the frame simultaneously.
This is known as superimposition.
In this editing transition from "The Godfather II",
we dissolve from a shot of Michael Corleone to a shot of his father.
This dissolve creates a comparison between them and the parallels of their lives.
Another type of transition that draws connections between two shots
in a less gradual way is the match cut.
"- Scott! - What!"
A match cut is any transition
audio or visual that uses elements from the previous scene
to batch similar elements in the next.
These could be shapes.
Compositions.
Colors.
Movement.
Or sound.
Unlike the gradual dissolve, a match cut connects the two shots instantly.
This connection can subconsciously cause the audience draw on similarities
or differences between the scenes.
A match cut can also bridge time and space
like in Kubrick's iconic match cut from "2001".
When match cutting between faces
the assumption is that we're seeing the same person
at two points in their lives.
In this scene from "Pirates of the Caribbean",
a large jump in time is bridged together by a match cup.
This match car accomplishes story and character beats at once.
It lets us know that this is the same character
that we're now years ahead in the story.
And that Elizabeth is still fascinated with pirates.
The combination of a match cut and a dissolve becomes a match dissolve.
This type of transition fulfills all the same functions as a match cut,
but smooth over the abrupt cut.
We still get the progression of time
or create meaningful connections.
In "Toy Story 2", Jesse is beaming with light and love for her owner Emily.
And we know this because her face matched dissolves into the sun.
Next up, an old-fashioned technique that used to be created in-camera.
The Iris.
In the early days, iris transitions were a manual effect
achieved by opening
or closing a camera's iris or aperture.
The Iris transition was commonly used like a fade
in early cinema to open or close a film.
The Iris has since become rather outdated.
However, in modern cinema, some filmmakers use the iris as a more stylistic choice.
It's a great way to focus on a specific element.
A visual technique similar to a zoom-in
that focuses the entirety of the scene on a single emotion or idea.
Consider this moment from "The Departed".
Colin Sullivan has just graduated from police academy
and being promoted to detective.
Watch how Scorsese and his editor Thelma Schoonmaker visualize this moment.
Colin is framed as tiny and insignificant.
Just another anonymous individual.
But then the iris opens up to reveal the massive police headquarters
and the power that has now been granted to him.
The world is literally opening up for him.
"- Congratulations on passing the detectives exam
and welcome to the Special Investigation Unit.
- Whoop-de-f*cking-do."
- While the iris transition uses a circular shape
our next transition also uses lines and shapes
to switch between shots.
A wipe transition is when shot a is replaced with shock B as it moves
or wipes into frame from a specific direction like up, down, left, right.
Or diagonal.
Perhaps most notably the wipe transition is used throughout the "Star Wars" franchise.
"- This is madness."
- Which itself is a tribute to the "Flash Gordon" serials
and Kurosawa films like hidden fortress
that inspired Lucas's space opera.
Wipes can also come from various shapes, such as a star.
"- Okay. From here we star wiped to a glamour shot of Flint paying his bills.
Then we start our wipe to Flanders brushing his...
- Dad, there other wipes besides star wipes."
- Or clock.
"- My goal is to throw for 4,000 or 5,000.
Whichever comes first.
- Better get ready to be famous Albuquerque".
Like the iris, wipe transitions are a bit old-fashioned
but will be ideal
if your goal is a more vintage look.
"- You and your business.
Call me now."
- A wild and expressive musical
like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
uses a variety of wipes
that blend seamlessly into its campy aesthetic.
"- It's just a jump to the left.
With your hands on your hips.
It's just a jump to the left."
- These days, most wiped transitions are used ironically
for purely comedic purposes,
but the concept has evolved into our next option,
the passing transition.
The passing transition or pass-by effect
has a moving character or object to transition to the next scene.
Or it has the camera itself
move past the object.
Edgar Wright and his editors have nearly perfected the pass-by effect.
These transitions often paired with strategic sound design,
the momentum between scenes never skips a beat.
"- Oh, man. This is going to suck.
- At least this will give us something to complain about."
- Also known as a mass transition
these are more seamless than the traditional wipe.
Parsing transitions are often used to hide the cut.
And they can be used to add a hyper-stylized aesthetic.
Another great editing technique
that can add energy to your transitions
is the whip pan.
A whip pan or swish pan
is a quick horizontal camera rotation
that blurs the image.
While it is commonly used mid-scene,
it can also be used as a scene transition.
Which can be highly advantageous when you want to sustain momentum
from the previous scene.
Consider this montage in "Boogie Nights".
"- Perfect timing."
- As the characters fly through a rapid succession of scenes, fueled by drugs.
"- What the f*ck took you so long?"
- Simply cutting between these scenes wouldn't give us the dizzying effect
that accentuates their hectic mental state.
If you are looking for rather abrupt editing transition,
rather than something smooth,
look no further than the smash cut.
A smash cut is a shot abrupt cut from one scene to another
using high contrast in both visuals and audio.
"- That's a good pic.
Put that f*cking money on the counter.
Give me the real stuff. Don't give me the f*cking fake stuff."
- This can be between quiet and loud.
"- Little men. I get the watch to you."
Between chaotic and still.
"- Take the couple of cops."
- Smash cuts are typically used to shock
or jot the audience
like in "The Shining".
"- I didn't thing this is going to be this big, did you?
- No."
- A very common application is when a character startles awake from a dream
like here in "Shutter Island".
Smash cuts are also commonly used for comedic effect.
Transitioning between two contrasting scenes
is a great way to punctuate a moment.
"- Hey, could I use your guys's phone for a sec?"
- The smash cut uses both visuals and audio while transitioning.
As do our final techniques, J-cuts and L-cuts.
There are two primary types of audio transitions, the J cut, and the L cut.
These terms derived from the way the edit looks like a J.
Or an L within an editing timeline.
A J cut or pre-lap is when the audio of the next scene proceeds the image.
In other words, the audience hears the audio from scene B
while still seeing scene A.
"- Seven. - Dad!
- Six. Five, main engine start, four...
Three.
Two.
One. Booster ignition and..."
- J-cuts are commonly used in dialogue,
but they can also be used when transitioning to a flashback or memory
such as in this scene from "Saving Private Ryan".
Before we see images of Normandy,
we hear the waves crashing on the beach,
creating a bridge to the past.
But with an L-cut, the audio from a proceeding scene
carries over into the following scene.
This is often used for narration.
"- Our thankfulness to the escape of our army must not blind us
to the fact of what has happened in France and Belgium is a colossal military disaster.
We must expect another blow to be struck almost immediately.
The real power of J-cuts and L-cuts
are how they can create new context using sound and image.
Sound A plus image B creates a more complicated and nuanced meaning.
"- We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air.
Until in God's good time.
the New World, with all its power and might,
steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
So these are the most commonly used editing transitions.
But they aren't the only options available.
You could use a push transition.
A zoom.
A luma key.
A barrel roll.
"- Oh, hi, Mark."
There are endless options available.
"- Hi, doggy."
What transitions did we leave out?
What are your favorites?
Let us know in the comments.
In the description, you'll find a link to this full shot-list
and storyboard in StudioBinder.
Knowing what transitions you have at your disposal and how they work
will help you create momentum, make connections, and keep the audience engaged.
In the next episode of this series, we'll explore the most fundamental
editing techniques used within a scene
and how nuanced a simple cut can be
to tell a cohesive and immersive story.
See you in the next episode.
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