<p>The commonly used transitions are cuts and dissolves. <a href="https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/8-essential-cuts-every-editor-should-know/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cuts</a> can be edited in a variety of ways, depending on the storytelling situation, but the <a href="https://amirediting.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">straight cut</a> is the most often used transition. Any other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_transition" rel="nofollow noreferrer">transitions</a> have unique purposes, but should always be motivated by the story and used sparingly. The exception to the frequency rule is when a piece adopts a transition as a stylistic device. But you need to approach that with caution, as it can <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/2cbtae/whats_a_overused_editing_technique_that_screams/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">scream amateur</a>.</p>

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2020-08-02T00:35:05.190Z
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Michael Liebman
<p>Probably fade and cut. But, I must say every transition effect have a a point in terms of story telling. 'Cut' transition tells us the next scene might be in another place and time and so on.</p>

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2020-08-01T21:35:30.987Z
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Enthusiast
<p>Video editing software offers many scene transition effects, but which ones are commonly used in movies and tv shows?</p>

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Which scene transitions are commonly used?
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# Which scene transitions are commonly used?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-01)

Video editing software offers many scene transition effects, but which ones are commonly used in movies and tv shows?

**Tags:** video, video-editor, transitions


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-02. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The commonly used transitions are cuts and dissolves. [Cuts](https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/8-essential-cuts-every-editor-should-know/) can be edited in a variety of ways, depending on the storytelling situation, but the [straight cut](https://amirediting.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3.html) is the most often used transition. Any other [transitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_transition) have unique purposes, but should always be motivated by the story and used sparingly. The exception to the frequency rule is when a piece adopts a transition as a stylistic device. But you need to approach that with caution, as it can [scream amateur](https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/comments/2cbtae/whats_a_overused_editing_technique_that_screams/).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-08-01. Score: 2

Probably fade and cut. But, I must say every transition effect have a a point in terms of story telling. 'Cut' transition tells us the next scene might be in another place and time and so on.


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