First ask yourself whether or not you need a transition. So if you're asking yourself should I place a cut, a fade or a dissolve in a certain part of your film or video, perhaps you should stop and ask yourself these questions.

You see, the design of these transitions is to aid in the visual storytelling process without detracting from it. Okay, I hope that you've gained some valuable information today about fades, dissolves and cuts, what they are and how they're used in video and film today, but as a final thought, I would like to say that it is important to know what these transitions are and how they're used, but perhaps the most important thing is knowing why you're using them in the first place. The two shots can be completely different but by cutting on the action, the two shots can show a continuity from one to another simply by the correct placement of the cut.ДЄnother type of cutting technique is rapid cutting which is exactly what the name suggests, a sequence of rapid cuts using either a suspenseful action-packed or high impact montage type of film sequence. Cutting on the action is where the editor cuts from one shot to another different shot that matches the intensity and the action of the previous shot. The cut is used in probably 98 to 99 percent of the video transitions you will see on television or film, and because it is so subtle and so quick, the cut can frequently be placed within a single scene to determine the scene's pace or simply what different shots the director wants to be seen on screen.Д¬utting with a specific purpose in mind is important to know and learn, such as cutting on the action. If there is a 30-frame dissolve, you need a 15-frame handle at the beginning and at the end of the dissolve in order to make sure you have enough video to perform the dissolve correctly.ДЇinally today we come to the third and most popular transition, the cut. Handles are short sequences that will lead up to and follow the transition of a dissolve. An important note for filmmakers and editors, alike, when working with a dissolve shooting and in editing, it is important to allow for handles. There are a number of types of dissolves, from a ripple dissolve to a cross dissolve, but the basic definition of a dissolve is a visually smooth transition between one or more shots or scenes that dissolves from one shot to the next. A dissolve is another type of transition commonly used throughout film and television today. Let's move on to our next transition which is a dissolve. Alternatively, by fading out to black and then back in from black, one becomes aware of an apparent passage of time in the sequence.

By fading into or out of black, the audience becomes aware that the focus is being moved from one scene to another. There are two main types of fades, the fade-in, which marks the start or the beginning of a sequence or film, and the fade-out or fade to black, which marks the end of a film or the end of a sequence of film.

It is my hope to give you a better understanding today of what these three transitions are and how they are used in the art of visual storytelling. While there are many types of transitions available today we're going to discuss the three most commonly used transitions in film and television those are the cut, the fade and the dissolve.

Transitions are some of the most important and powerful tools available for use today. I'm Brandon from Videomaker magazine and I'm here today to talk to you about transitions.

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