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Essential editing transitions - explained

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Editing is a thing that not everyone notices in movies. In fact, we all see it, of course, but we don't always give it the importance it deserves, even though editing is what makes movies exist. Art by @nadi_bulochka Editing transitions Cinematography is a great mechanism to deceive the viewer. more than once on the set.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media

PreMortem.Games

A video autoplaying with recognizable gameplay is MUCH more compelling than a ‘cinematic’ shot or establishing shot, or something else which does not look like player controlled gameplay. For example, this 30 second cutdown edited by Gary J. It could even be one clip if there’s enough interesting stuff happening consistently.

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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation. Brainstorming, writing, editing, and workshopping text! Creative writing.

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Bong Joon-ho: the mastery of transnational directing

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It seems to have been overlooked and for nothing, as it has given us so many cinematic masterpieces. In "Parasite" we can see a distinctly Hollywood image, from which the viewer builds certain expectations of the film, but the further the film goes, the more we realise that this is an entirely new cinematic experience.

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Paul Thomas Anderson: subtle genius or bold innovator

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The cinematography of the 70's had an incredible impact in the emergence of Anderson , as the main stars of the new Hollywood also experimented with the cinematic language and told stories of ambiguous characters. This is achieved by deliberate chaotic camera movements, fast-paced editing, as well as Anderson's famous and favorite whip-pan.

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