Editing and Transitions Blogpost



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FTlfR9bZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61en1kZJJ2A


The show Titans is first about batman and robin that over time turns into a team of superhumans that fight crime in Gotham. It first starts on robin fighting crime with batman by himself until he eventually needs to start making a team to help him fight crime. At first robin is coldhearted and hurts his enemies very badly. He then learns over time with his team how to cope from his past and be a good leader. This show is very dramatic but thrilling at the same time making it a very thrilling show.

In the beginning of the video we see a Cutaway (0:05). A cut away is used to move a filled sequence momentarily from the main action. The transition helps the opening scene show what the main character Dick aka robin is seeing the criminals, The audience is going to feel focused trying to figure out what is going on in the scene as he is looking at the documents of the crimes of what the criminals did.

In the next scene we see a Eyeline match (0:15). An eye line match is used to provide the audience with narrative information and ensure continuity. In the scene eyeline match shows you his eyes in the mirror giving you a look of him while the criminals are blurred. A scene like this is showed so that the audience can get into the feel of the main character getting a feel of mystery and observative.

In the upcoming scene we see a Shot/Reverse shot (0:42). A shot/reverse shot is a transition to show characters conversing, typically being over the shoulder shots. In this scene it shows the main character staring at his suit thinking if he wants to suit up. This shot gives the audience a feeling of excitement and seriousness, while looking at the character getting ready to fight crime.

As some time goes by in the next scene we see a Straight Cut (0:57). A straight cut is the majority of shots in a moving image text will be assembled using straight cuts. In the shot it shows the location of where the criminals are at, letting the audience see the location and environment of where the fight is going to take place in.

In the next scene we see a Action Match (1:18). A action match is an action being started in one shot and completed in the next. In the scene it shows on of the criminals taking a teddy bear out the bag, cutting to another criminal then cutting back to the bear being cut open. This scene is just to show what's going on giving the audience a perspective. 

In this next scene we see a Slow motion (2:30). A slow motion is the deliberate of slowing footage for dramatic effect. In this scene it shows robin showing his robin rangs before throwing them the scene uses slow motion effect so the audience can get a visual on what is being thrown at the criminals.

In the upcoming scene we see a Long take this is from the second video (0:14). Long takes are shots that are held longer than the conventional 2-3 seconds. In this scene it shows robin cleaning his suit listening to music. The scene gives the audience a visual of what happens after all the fight that robin goes through showing them its not that easy.

In the upcoming scene in video two we see a Insert (0:49). An insert is used to focus the audiences attention on something specific. In the scene while robin is cleaning his suit the scene focuses on the symbol R on his suit giving the audience something else to focus on during the scene.




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