Transitions

How do post apocalyptic films change shots?

A film transition is a technique used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing by which scenes or shots are combined. Most commonly this is through a normal cut to the next scene. Most films will also include selective use of other transitions, usually to convey a tone or mood, suggest the passage of time, or separate parts of the story. These other transitions may include dissolves, L cuts, fades (usually to black), match cuts, and wipes.
Final Days Of Planet Earth






The first 2 minutes of this film uses slow, dissolving transitions to go from shot to shot. A dissolve involves gradually changing the one shot into another shot gradually. Dissolves can be used to create a link between two different objects. This could be to show the passing of time and that all the shots are of the same place; earth. This means we already start to see earth as a whole rather than individual places and people. The passing of time fits in with the title being about several days. The speed of these shots allow the viewer to realise the beauty of planet earth.
Category 7: The End Of The World



The first 5 or so minutes of 'the end of the world' is full of fast shots with snappy cuts joining them. A cut is the most basic type of shot transition, the cut is the most common way to join two shots. It is also the most basic as the two film clips are simply played one after the other. This means that while watching the film, this is where one image on screen is instantly replaced with another. This creates a sense of urgency and the action creates excitement for the viewer which hooks them in. It also gives a sense that things are quickly spiralling out of control. The cuts also show that the different scenes are in different places (Paris and USA) and are not as connected as they would appear should the editors have used dissolving transitions.

I Am Legend




When the first clip is shown it fades in from the black of the previous shot (if that counts as a shot). A fade occurs when the picture gradually turns to a single color, usually black, or when a picture gradually appears on screen. Fade ins generally occur at the beginning of a film and allows viewers to be slowly emerged into the opening's post apocalyptic world. The opening clip is also an L-Cut as the music t the clip starts before we can actually see the clip itself.

The rest of the clips use normal cuts, this lack of technique could mirror the lack of civilisation or humanity left in post apocalyptic New York.