Re: [Avid-L2] Editors Periodic Table of Transitions

I would say that for the most part abstracting (both historically and contextually) a transitions "emotional translation" effect is ultimately meaningless, because a transition is nothing without the context, of the specific content that it mediates, and of the demographic of the viewership. Which is to say that emotion is alway in the interpretive response of the viewer and their particular historical memory and relationship to the content in question.

In this regard, I'd suggest that editing, including how transitions are used, is more like making music. And we all know how varied people's responses are to music.

I'd be quite interested in a historical/regional discussion of how cuts and dissolves have been used, and interpreted by viewers, through the years.

James

On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Steve wrote:

> Over the past year and a half I have been cutting three of the four hours for the special Nova series Fabric of the Cosmos. You can see a trailer here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDHOLAACYv0
>
> But now, as I am not working around the clock, I have turned my eye once again to the book on documentary editing.
>
> One part that I always wanted to include was a periodic table of transitions and their emotional translations. For example. Dissolves are contemplative, Wipes are ironic, Cuts (the king of all transitions) are forthright.
>
> But what about pushes, page turns and other transitions? These need a space on my table as well.
>
> So I thought I would reach out to my community and see what we could all come up with to help future generations of Documentary editors.
>
> Plus it might fill the mind a bit while the producer is on the phone.
>
> Jump in, if I use them I will credit you with it on the table.
>
> Thanks all
> Steve Audette
>
>

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