"This is the first book ever written about the power of scene transitions as a visual storytelling tool. Make your audience feel your story on an emotional level through shifts in time, place, and character. Filmmaker, radio producer, and film scholar Jeffrey Michael Bays has taken what used to be vague instinct and turned it into the primary driving force behind connecting your audience emotionally with your story. The art of scene transitions is the new paradigm for visual storytelling. No longer will filmmakers view their scenes as separate entities, nor their transitions as simple match cuts. Between the Scenes delivers a fresh approach to film directing, screenwriting, and editing. Once you ve got your scenes planned out, this book steps in by shifting your focus to how your individual sequences and scenes connect to each other. You ll find new ways to create emotional feelings in your audience. From location choices, to character movement between scenes, to the use of music, scene transitions are where the meat is in your story, and now you ll discover a new pallet of creative possibilities. Speaks directly to screenwriters, directors, and editors in a personable style. Offers clear solutions for improving your current film project. Easily bridges practical filmmaking with academic principles. Filled with examples from popular movies directed by Ridley Scott, Alfred Hitchcock, James Cameron, and the Coen Brothers. No longer will filmmakers view their scenes as separate entities, nor their transitions as simple match cuts. Examines the importance of rhythmic ebbs in feature storytelling."
