Crisis, crisis…total crisis. The crisis of transition

The title is… From a song. But I’m not telling you in case of copyright. All right. It’s just a title coincidence: «crisis total» or the same total crisis.

It goes a bit like the following… Only a little bit for I have made up everything after the first phrase. It’s been a while I’m telling you mirror; I would like to change (my name is Gina) or my wishes. A hairy man to clean the bath, cook or carry the groceries bag.

Now, there is a fade to black and we can see a young man of three whiskers’ beard and sub developed muscles (he has just started working on his new year goals) dreaming with his romantic prowess. Oh, his name is Ji Won, he wears spectacles as thick as a guessing crystal ball and a black hoodie. Sorry, not all Asians look like _____________(insert name). Not all Latin girls have a Salma Hayek’s… Physique.

Whatever. It was the fade to black what was important. I know you know its name…. Or maybe not. Movies nowadays don’t have fades to black as transitions anymore. They rely on cuts and music but if I keep talking on how movies were, I won’t get where I’m supposed to.

Transitions don’t happen only in the movies. They can be used in comics, novels and short stories as well. They’re related to the crisis experienced by the characters and portray every little decision they take and that lead to the consequences. Building up the small snow ball to destroy town in the future climax. They can be actions, themed ideas, goal purposed scenes or rhythm sequences.

Besides the nonsensical I Jane search Tarzan (and finds the Swiss Nerd), let’s take my favourite transition of that moment (since I can’t remember anymore where it was used but I remember the transition by reading this)[1]. The transition goes like this: two people sign a divorce. Cut and two people sign a mortgage.

To me, this is a solid glue to cement two scenes that seem unconnected and give them more sense than a long walk that reminds me the long walk to change subway lines in «La raza», the longest and most taxing line connection in CdMx.

TO  BE CONTINUED