The importance of transitions

The art of the transition is not one that I have appreciated much in the past until recently, I have learnt from editing this film that transitions, whether they be as energetic as a wipe or as smooth as a fade, are all vital to the post production of a film. They allow the clips to flow seamlessly with one another to allow the audience to enjoy a fault free product.

I found an extremely interesting video about one of my favourite films (editing wise) and how they used the art of he transition to create a seamlessly flowing movie. After watching this video I took it upon myself to think of a creative transition for a scene change I was struggling with.

Make your transitions count (video) :
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pij5lihbC6k


I took inspiration from a classic cartoon that I used to enjoy as a child; Spongebob Squarepants. Whilst it is a comedy kids show one transition which they made famous was the fantastically  sarcastic french man announcing the change of time. I took my own take on it and think I successfully managed to make it fit the style of the film. Here is my little homage to Spongebob and the joy he bought me.

Original Clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Z0Y3Kk8nU