Natural Transitions P.1

What is a natural transition? What are three different techniques that this video mentions? What would each of them add to a scene?

Natural transitions are transitions intended to have a smooth flow to disguise the cut. These can easily cut between time and/or location.

1. Use similar objects or shapes

For example, since a clock and the moon both have similar circular shapes, they can be used to as a natural transition. This can also be applied to similar textures of the same color, such as the wall.

2. Use similar colors

Much like the wall example in #1, similar colors can be effective as natural transitions. This color can also be black, which can be created by covering the lens at the end of one shot and at the beginning of another shot. The blue sky is also a great example of utilizing similar colors.

3. Use similar camera movement

Camera movement can be effectively used as natural transition by utilizing the same techniques in two consecutive shots. For example, if a tilt from top to bottom is used in the first shot, it may look interesting to cut in the middle to another shot tilting from top to bottom. Swish pans are also natural transitions that create continuity through camera movement by disguising the cut through a blur.