These are the five transitions I have created:
Unfortunately I was unable to pull this off as effectively as I was hoping. I think I need more practice trying to synch it up and match the colours etc. It would also have benefited to have had more background in the shots but the lens that I has was unable to go from extreme close up to include the background. I think a blinking effect could be quite effective in certain circumstances - such as if a character has memory loss and they blink and are suddenly somewhere different and have no idea how they got there.
I think this is the best transition I have made, though it could probably do with being a bit longer and the sound bridge suggests more magical things could happen. I think this would be quite good in fantasy films where the story comes to life.
This is an interesting technique that can mislead the auidence if there is something quite engaging and dramatic and then suddenly we are pulled back into another environment and atmosphere and we see it playing on the screen. It would probably have been better to have filmed something quite dramatic rather than peaceful that we could pull away from.
This sequence was based on the experiences of a woman with a mental illness who lives on our street. She lives partly in her memories of past love (the eyes), her emotions (conveyed through the distorted arm reaching out), and snippets of her present that are entangled. The somewhat unpredictable nature of the scenes fall away to reveal the room that she rarely leaves (this is not her actual house).
This sequence is supposed to suggest a confusing mixture of emotions, so that we are drawn into the characters different worlds and sides to herself. It probably would have been better to have this go on for longer with more changes to really convey this.
These are the five transitions I have found that I consider to be effective:
The first 10 seconds of this clip are really interesting for how they make a painting come alive. This technique is used a lot in this film and is a really interesting way of changing scenes. It also incorporates her art which is very fitting - the art literally tells the story of her life. This technique is used often as an emotional bridge between scenes - this is particularly evident in a scene where Frida is picturing her husbands fall from American favour and sees him tumble as an ape into her bathwater - her feet begin as a painting but then the painting becomes real and we see her lying there deep in thought. There aren't many clips from this film online, so I have chosen this example as an illustration of the others that occur in the film.
The Princess and the Warrior: First 10 seconds of clip, and again at 1.37 onwards
I think this transition, of following down the shell, suggests we are entering her world and a mysterious somewhat secret world that only she would normally have access to. As a viewer it pulls you along for the ride and into the story.
Trainspotting: Relevant clip is at 1.10 to 1.20
I think this transition really conveys the characters escapism through drugs, he seems disconnected with the world and lost in his own. This transition has interesting symmetry and leaves you feeling a bit tense about what is going to happen to his head.
I think this transition really conveys the characters escapism through drugs, he seems disconnected with the world and lost in his own. This transition has interesting symmetry and leaves you feeling a bit tense about what is going to happen to his head.
This transition is very quick but its disorientating nature fits really well with the themes of the film. The transition reflects the storyline in that people go into a room that is actually a portal into someones head, so it makes sense that the transitions reflect the portal effect.
The Guardian Three little pigs: Relevant clips is at 0.07 to 0.14
This subtle transition is hardly noticed the first time you watch it because it really pulls you into the event and you forget how you even got there, it is a variation of the television zoom I attempted but obviously to a much higher standard. I hope to practice using after effects more so that I can pull these off more convincingly.
These are the two title sequences I have created:
Touched (Midas)
I made numerous variations of this sequence, many with extremely involved after effects graphics, but they did not look right with the largely realistic style of filming so in the end I chose not to include them. Also when I overused the graphics it made the sequence look a bit tacky - probably due to the clash of aesthetics. I learned a lot from this sequence but think I would like to experiment more with eyes and trying to get the colour to match the iris. It is quite difficult in a video when someones eyes are moving, and I had tried key framing it, though think with a prolonged clip it is noticable that the match isn't perfect. I had focussed on the graphics and images so much in this sequence that I didn't explore transitions as thoroughly as I had hoped. I intend to spend a lot more time just experimenting and trying new things in that regard. Unfortunately the computer I was on crashed a few times, and was functioning very slowly so it was hard to see how the video flowed when I was editing it because it often froze on one image.
Touched (Vanish)
I experimented with water effects in this transition. Originally I tried keyframing the eraser feature to make the person slowly disappear, but then I discovered the transition effect of CC glass wipe and found that this created the exact effect I was after. I would like to learn how to have more control on the movements of the effects and think that with practice I will be able to really push my boundaries with 3D imagery.
Unfortunately I had a bit of a creativity block at the start of this paper and found myself struggling to come up with ideas, and only in the last 4 days did I really come up with the ideas for these transitions so I wish I had had more time to play around with the images. I had tried experimenting with images from the internet before but without a purpose I found I had a lack of inspiration to experiment and ended up wasting a lot of time achieving very little. I look forward to free flowing ideas and inspiration from here on out.
I made numerous variations of this sequence, many with extremely involved after effects graphics, but they did not look right with the largely realistic style of filming so in the end I chose not to include them. Also when I overused the graphics it made the sequence look a bit tacky - probably due to the clash of aesthetics. I learned a lot from this sequence but think I would like to experiment more with eyes and trying to get the colour to match the iris. It is quite difficult in a video when someones eyes are moving, and I had tried key framing it, though think with a prolonged clip it is noticable that the match isn't perfect. I had focussed on the graphics and images so much in this sequence that I didn't explore transitions as thoroughly as I had hoped. I intend to spend a lot more time just experimenting and trying new things in that regard. Unfortunately the computer I was on crashed a few times, and was functioning very slowly so it was hard to see how the video flowed when I was editing it because it often froze on one image.
Touched (Vanish)
I experimented with water effects in this transition. Originally I tried keyframing the eraser feature to make the person slowly disappear, but then I discovered the transition effect of CC glass wipe and found that this created the exact effect I was after. I would like to learn how to have more control on the movements of the effects and think that with practice I will be able to really push my boundaries with 3D imagery.
Unfortunately I had a bit of a creativity block at the start of this paper and found myself struggling to come up with ideas, and only in the last 4 days did I really come up with the ideas for these transitions so I wish I had had more time to play around with the images. I had tried experimenting with images from the internet before but without a purpose I found I had a lack of inspiration to experiment and ended up wasting a lot of time achieving very little. I look forward to free flowing ideas and inspiration from here on out.
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