I've noticed that the best music videos usually all have one thing in common... they transition their seens in a smooth segway style. By that I mean that usually there is some type of visual that remains long enough while another part of the picture transitions, and then once that is complete the rest of the visual transitions.
A good example of this is the classic zoom in through the eyes and see the following scene on the other side.
It's difficult to put into text and descibe this visual style exactly, but most of you have scene enough amvs to understand what I'm attempting to describe. This years clash was the video I was watching when I decided to post about this, but there are so many more videos that do this and even do it better. Videos like last years Hit The Floor or previous to that, Whisper of the Beast. (Ironicly 2 of those are Naruto videos even though I really don't like Naruto.) The best videos, no matter the catagory, all seem to feature smooth transitions like this that flow.
What are some tips to create such nice smooth flowing transitions through out the video? Are there any rules that you would live by as an editor?





