the trouble with iMovie September 9, 2004
Posted by Andy Roberts in : movie clips , trackbackThe trouble with iMovie is that it’s much too easy to do silly things like this…
Transitions should be avoided like metaphors in the plague, and scenes should nearly always be joined using the straight cut. Even the simple crossfade needs to be used very sparingly, as it tends to suggest a break in the continuity of time, or a movement from dream to reality and vice versa.
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‘like metaphors in the plague’ - interesting Andy
but why should one aviod using metaphors in a plague? Just curious…
I agree about iMovie transitions though, so tempting to use them for no very good reason except that I can!
I understand what you are saying, but I can’t help but to disagree. Some of the best movies I’ve seen by children use effects and transitions effectivly to deliver the message they want to put over through film. I don’t like straight/hard cuts, sometimes you need to gently take the audience from one place to another.
Great debate to have
I like transitions too-they are fun. I think the problem is when they are used for the sake of it and not when it suits the movie-then it can look a little try-hard. (I speak from personal experience!)