Transistions

The use of transitions will have an important impact on how effective our opening is, and especially during the credits.

Fade in/out
A fade is usually when an image gradually fades/turns to a single colour or  when a picture appears gradually onto the screen. They're most common at the beginning and at the end of films.

Dissolve

The dissolve is similar to the fade but instead of transitioning from a shot to a single colour. They can be used to make a link between two different objects. The dissolve is basically when a shot changes gradually into another shot.

Lens Flare
Lens flare is commonly used to deliberately add a sense of drama to an image or clip. It also adds a sense of realism which will be useful when we want to get the audience to relate to our opening film clip. The lens flare implies that it is a original, un-edited image of a real lie scene.






Wipe
A wipe transition is when one shot replaces another, going from one side of the frame to the other. The shape of the wipe can be done in different shapes. This is the least effective of these transitions as it could come across as tacky even though it is a unique style of doing things it wouldn't be suitable for our opening as it isn't the style we are intending to do.