Month: February 2022

“WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT METROPOLIS”

Before starting this class, I had no idea that such a thing existed. I was stunned when I watched this film. I could not believe how good it was for how long ago it was produced. As I watched it, I realized that everywhere you look in the film industry today, you can see evidence of inspiration from this title.

I learned a lot in the other videos that accompanied it as well. I found it very interesting how much of a perfectionist Fritz Lang was. It sounds like it would have been brutal to be an actor on the set of this movie. I also find it interesting how it does such a great job portraying modern-day society in a metaphorical sense. Watching this film really makes you sit and wonder to yourself, “is that what I am? Just a cog in the machine?”

Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” would go on to influence many different well-known filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock. You can see resemblance of sets, shots, and filming methods in movies such as Blade Runner, Star Wars, and so on. This film was the first of it’s kind and a true masterpiece. It truly set the standard for modern-day filmmaking.

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Transitions in film are extremely important. They are vital. They are used to connect one scene to another. They are also used to show a passing of time or possibly convey some sort of message to the audience. A lot of times, it allows one scene to evolve into another. This is less jarring to the audience and naturally guides their focus onto the next series of events that is about to take place without causing as much confusion as to where and when the new place in question may be.

There are many different types of transitions that can be used. Personally, I tend to use cross-dissolve, wipe, push, and zoom the most when I am editing with Premiere Pro at work. There are so many different ones to choose from. They don’t have to be the cut and dried preset transitions in editing software either. As you saw in the example video from the film “Highlander”, they can be a little more creative and tailor-made.

I feel that the use of transitions is so widely accepted as the norm that if they were left out in certain situations, it would stand out like a sore thumb to most members of the audience.