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A winning hand in the editing game means knowing the right transition for your edit. Introducing the second most popular transition in movie and TV history: the dissolve.
After the "cut," the dissolve gets the most screen time amongst the guild of transitions. We see it countless times, but do we know why and when it is usually used? For consumers, it may not be so important, but for editors, it's crucial.
We usually edit to change the duration of time, most often by shortening screen time of an event or, on occasion, lengthening it. We may condense a two-hour poker match to four minutes, beginning with the dealing of the first hand and concluding with the triumphant winner. In effect, the editor takes out all the non-essential "middle parts" in order to keep the story moving along. The majority of the shots in this four-minute scene will most likely be "straight cuts," but there could be one or more dissolves. Let's learn when to use the cut or the dissolve, an…
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