My Transition Clips

            Hey bloggers, today I am publishing some video clips to show off some of my transitions that I created. I included the transitions: fade, smash cut, and match cut. Now, let's get on with the videos!

                                    1. Fade Transition

I wanted to begin my movie slow and steady with my character looking out at the green field, contemplating something in his mind that has not been revealed to the audience. The fade then begins to occur slowly as we transition into a black screen. However, we are then greeted with the camera providing us the POV of the inside of a drawer. This drawer is opened to reveal our character, looking down at an item, which is then picked up to show the audience that this item was money. The fade works perfectly with the transition to the inside of the drawer, as it would provide a smoother experience into the camera shot. I wanted my character to appear to be looking down at something, rather than having a high angle camera shot to make the audience question what he is looking for. Eventually, we do have the reveal of the $100 dollars that he has stored away. What value does it have to him 

                                    2. Smash Cut

                                        

                    For the smash cut clip I began with an extreme close up of my character's eye to convey negative emotions. It is unclear whether he is crying or angry at whatever he was contemplating about. However, seconds later our extreme close up is cut off by a sudden slap where we see our protagonist falling against the wall. Another character, our protagonist, is demanding for their money to be returned to them. The smash cut is utilized to express the violence and suddenness of the slap, which is the origin of our protagonist's negativity in the extreme close up.

                                3. Match Cut

                                        

                    

                      Finally, we have the third clip featuring a match cut. In this final video, our character sits down atop his bed, with the money in his hand. His gloomy mood turns into a cheerful one as he looks at the money gripped in his fingers, and begins to fall backwards onto the bed. We transition into the cut where we witness our protagonist's hand falling onto the surface of the bed, focusing on the money resting on his palm. The match cut expresses the similarity to his body falling to that of his hand also falling and making contact with the bedsheets. The money is the source of his emotions throughout the clips, both positive and negative. Therefore, it feels right to have the audience focus in on the bills.