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applying transitions to talking heads
Hi:
I have a production with alot of interviews and have had to do quite a bit of editing on these. The audio sounds great, but now I have problems with the transitions where I’ve made the cuts. I initially used a dissolve transition but it really didn’t look right on many of the clips and looked jerky and unnatural, then I tried the dip to black which I think looks better… but I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the most professional way to do these transitions.
Thank you.
Lillian
Lillian Fidler
Jillian Productions
St. John’s, Newfoundland
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3 Replies
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I think hard cuts are good for interviews but in my opinion they are the hardest to do well.
You may have to play with your disolve lengths and positioning to get them to not look jerky and as an alternative to fade to black, fade to white can give things an upward lift that seems to wake people up a bit.
Tons of documentaries do some pretty rough, hard cuts. Check some out and you may find that you’re doing fine.
Best,
Todd
Todd Roush
Dreamscape Digital Media
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Thanks, it’s a relief to know that I’m on the right track… I’ll try the white transitions as well.. by the way, do you ever use a combination of transitions?
Lillian
Lillian Fidler
Jillian Productions
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canada -
I like dip to white – sometimes reduced to 15 frames so it is almost like a photo flash.
See a recent writer interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TenCq3L9BMo
I have tried dip to black but too depressing. Hard cuts lead to jump cuts when you are trying to tighten up a rambling answer, and yes cross dissolves look strange – especially if there is only a slight repositioning of the head. You see the mouth moving in two different directions. CSI Miami uses dip to white a lot – which is what led me to try it. A variation on the dip to white in the above clip is a bit of beige title, with a 10 frame dissolve at each end. Less jarring than a dip to white.
George Socka
BeachDigital
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