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  2. Film transition - Wikipedia

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    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 shot. Most films will also include selective use of other transitions, usually to convey a tone or mood, suggest the passage of time, or separate ...

  3. Cinematic techniques - Wikipedia

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    An editorial transition signified by the immediate replacement of one shot with another. Cross-cutting Cutting between different events occurring simultaneously in different locations. Especially in narrative filmmaking, cross-cutting is traditionally used to build suspense or to suggest a thematic relationship between two sets of actions.

  4. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    A cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." [ 32 ] High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects. [ 33 ]

  5. Dissolve (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    A dissolve transition between two still images. In the post-production process of film and video editing, a dissolve (sometimes called a lap dissolve) is a type of film transition in which one sequence fades over another. The terms fade-out (also called fade to black) and fade-in are used to

  6. Cut (transition) - Wikipedia

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    In the post-production process of film editing and video editing, a cut is an abrupt, but usually trivial film transition from one sequence to another. [1] It is synonymous with the term edit, though "edit" can imply any number of transitions or effects. The cut, dissolve, and wipe serve as the three primary transitions. The term refers to the ...

  7. Wipe (transition) - Wikipedia

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    A matrix wipe is a patterned transition between two images. The matrix wipe can be various patterns such as a grid, stars, etc. A clock wipe is a wipe that sweeps a radius around the center point of the frame to reveal the subsequent shot, like the sweeping hands of an analog clock. Because of this similarity, it is often used to indicate that ...

  8. Ken Burns effect - Wikipedia

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    The effect can be used as a transition between clips as well. For example, to segue from one person in the story to another, a clip might open with a close-up of one person in a photo, then zoom out so that another person in the photo becomes visible. The zooming and panning across photographs gives the feeling of motion, and keeps the viewer ...

  9. Key frame - Wikipedia

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    In animation and filmmaking, a key frame (or keyframe) is a drawing or shot that defines the starting and ending points of a smooth transition.These are called frames because their position in time is measured in frames on a strip of film or on a digital video editing timeline.