How Does Cuts & Transitions 101 Work?

Cuts & Transitions 101 is like learning how to switch between different scenes or moments in a story, just like flipping pages in a picture book.

Imagine you're reading a picture book, and you’re on a page with your favorite character running through a forest. Then, poof, the next page shows that same character jumping into a lake. That change from one scene to another is called a transition. A cut is like when the story instantly moves from one place to another, it’s like flipping the pages really fast.

A cut is when you go directly from one moment to another without any smooth movement. It's like suddenly being at your friend’s house instead of still standing in front of your own door. You don’t see how you got there, you just are there.

A transition is smoother, like when you're walking from one room to another. You might pass by a hallway or step through a door. It’s not as fast as a cut, it feels more natural and connected, like moving from one part of your favorite story to the next.