Third Day Editing

My focus for this day was to focus on transitions and how to present each clip in the proper way. I watched Adobe's tutorial on how to apply transitions and found their explanation for duration or placing of transitions helpful. I did realize that editing on the computer was more accessible than my phone is since the layouts and shortcuts to get to certain items were different.

While playing around with transitions, I found that I enjoyed the dip to black transition, which made it feel more intense, like an eye blinking. While watching the video, I realized that this is normally only used to symbolize the end of a scene, so I might have to try different transitions, like I did below with a dissolve versus dip to black.

I think I like the dip to black more since it makes the audience feel more on edge as that black screen between clips is an element of action trailers that creates suspense and that's the emotion we're going for. However, in film, this transition is typically between scenes, not used throughout multiple clips, so that could also confuse the audience.

I tried using no transition instead. I thought since fast cuts were used in action and mafia genres, it would make the film seem quick paced and create intensity through that.

The 'no transition' edit feels more abrupt and janky, not the impression I was going for. The dip to black however feels intense, almost uneasy since you don't know what's going to happen in the time frame the black screen is up. While a dip to black is normally used to mark the ends of scenes, I feel as if it accurately portrays the mood of the film.