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Twelve Classic Shots and Transitions

Twelve Classic Shots and Transitions

My favourite wide angle, cut, dissolve, close-up, and more

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Dec 06, 2023
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Credit: 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm

Anyone as obsessed with cinema as I am, for as long as I have been, will wind up with a list much like this one, detailing favourite shots and transitions. These choices are the cineaste’s equivalent of classic literary quotes. I would hesitate to say these are absolutely definitive bests, as many alternative selections…

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