3/25 blog

Today was March 25th 2019 and today we started off class by reviewing transitions in editing which are:

• Cutting on action
• Cutaway
• Cross-cutting
• Jump cuts
• Match cut

• Fade out
• Dissolve
• Smash cut
• Iris
• Wipes
• Invisible cuts
• L-cut
• j-cut

These are used in movies to create dramatic transitions which furthers the plot and combines scenes. After we talked about transitions Mr. Rivers told us we had 6 minutes to watch a movie clip and to find a transition in the clip. However, the alarm went off and we had to go outside the school for a fire drill. We proceeded to walk down the steps and out the doors in the stairwell. We were outside for a few minute until the drill was over and then we went back inside. Then we picked up where we left and watched a clip and found a transition. We came back as a class and started watching some of the clips and the first one we watched was Harry potter the goblet of fire. We analyzed it as a class and found transitions such as j-cut and L-cut. Then we watched the intro to la la land where we found a smash cut and we watched now you see me where we found another smash cut. Then to end off the class, Mr.Rivers gave the good news of we are starting a new movie tomorrow.

We can relate this to the real world because we see transitions whenever we watch tv, movies, youtube, ads, etc. Transitions serve a multitude of purposes and without these transitions all these different kinds of film would be left lackluster. Also we learned the safety precautions the school takes in case of a fire. Now I can properly escape a building when there is a fire and that was today’s class!!!