Visual Cuts & Transitions (Reflection for Scene 2)

                                                        Reflecting on the Editing!!

Context: In my previous post on Visual Cuts and transitions implementation for scene 2, I brought the previously learned concepts and plans to reality. This post will reflect on each action and its consequences, all from an editor's perspective implementing my Editor Role by shaping the story.

sequences: A realistic narrative, adhering to a point of view that immerses the audience and begins with real tension (thriller), instantly creating questions, while providing tangibility of events.

• Decision: Use only straight cuts; do not add transitions.

Consequence: I shape a cohesively progressive narrative that facilitated the establishment of the event's setting, linked elements from the previous scene in a subtle manner, allowed for the introduction of the protagonist, and provided time for the audience to connect with her—thereby incorporating the objectives of the thriller genre.

• Decision: Cut the phone shot into segments in order to make the necessary adjustments.

Consequence: This opened up the opportunity to implement cohesive changes—though I must admit that cutting it was by no means easy. It took more than fifteen attempts to find the precise moment to make the cut so that the transition would make sense; this made me realize just how much motion occurs within a matter of seconds. However, it succeeded in making a cut that—when the pieces are spliced ​​together—does not look disjointed but rather appears visually continuous.

• Decision: Change the color of the second fragment.

Consequence: Shaped the shot to achieve the intended shift and impact, as the desired contradiction was conveyed through *mise-en-scène*.

• Decision: Changing the speed—slowing down the second segment

Consequence: provided the necessary time for the audience to register the shift and heightened the tension of the moment.

Highlight: By separating the plan and be able to try cuts and then transitions and then an amalgamation of both, it allow me to conduct a better evaluation and reflection of how each decision shape the story. But at the same time it help me implement the editing tips and structure to ensure a successful editing process blogs.

Image showing the division of folders (organization)

Takeaways & Lessons: After reflecting on each decision, I can conclude that I am satisfied with the edits implemented; I feel that each one helps shape the impact seek since the beginning, and there are no edits that feel forced. By reflecting on singular and conjucted context of the impact of the shape of scene 2 on scene 1 and vice versa, it can be seen how our narrative developed significantly from this editing