- So you've probably watched a lot of videos
around cool transition effects
you can use to spruce up your videos.
In fact, we ourselves have a few of them on our channel.
However, if you pay attention,
you'll realize that almost all of these transitions
focus on fancy camera movements
or using effects such as light leaks or fade outs
to transition between scenes.
Now, while these look awesome,
when you're trying to create cinematic B-rolls
or snappy short-form content like Facebook ads,
if you step outside of the realm of this type of content
and want to create an immersive video
to make your audience fall in love with the storyline
and not just the edits themselves,
then you'd want to start using audio effects
for your transitions.
And that's exactly what we're gonna talk about
in this video,
how to use audio effects
to seamlessly transition between scenes.
So let's get the show started.
(logo swooshes)
(text plops)
Now, we'll be using InVideo's online video editor
to show you how you can do this
since it's super easy to use.
And anyone can get started with it
even if they've never edited a video before.
But you can use the same principle
on any other video editor as well.
So as you can see, I've already lined up
a few footages here on the timeline.
Let's look at the first example.
This is a very common use case
wherein you have a person talking to the camera
and introducing the subject of the video,
and then want to move to another scene
where you actually show the tutorials or steps.
We do this all the time at InVideo,
when we transition from the intros
to the steps we actually want to cover.
So in the first scene,
we have a host who is talking to her audience,
and in the second scene,
we actually see her computer screen.
Let's put a swipe transition between the two scenes
and look for a perfect sound effect
to match this transition.
Let's go to the SFX library and type in 'swoosh.'
You can listen to the sound effect
before putting it on the timeline.
(player swooshes) The swoosh effect
will match perfectly with the visual.
Please note, if your sound effect is getting looped,
since it's a small clip on the music track,
you can always unloop it through these options.
Align it to the point
where the visual transition starts to happen
and it will match perfectly.
And you have perfectly transitioned between scene
using the swoosh sound effect. (player swooshes)
Here's another common example
of how you can use sound effects
to transition between scenes
without having to use any visual transitions.
Let's say you have a person looking into the screen
and then you want to switch to them typing something.
Then you can use a typing sound effect
that will perfectly make (keyboard clattering)
the transition between the close up of the eyes
to the fingers on the keyboard.
Another common example is when you establish
a short order setting using a time lapse,
and then you want to cut to the person in your frame
and what he is about to do.
You can usually use a swoosh sound in such instances
to make the transition impactful.
So let's go back to the timeline
and look at these two scenes.
One is where we have a time lapse shot of the sky
establishing that it's morning,
and then we want to cut it to the alarm on the phone.
So we use the low swoosh sound effect that will match
the time lapse shot. (player swooshes)
Perfect. (audience clapping)
In this example, we're looking at a person
sitting in his car, lost in his thoughts,
but suddenly his thought process is disrupted
(horns honking) by the sound of traffic.
Now, while we've covered a few instances,
when you're working on your own project,
it's all about choosing the right sound effects.
Sound has a power to generate a visual
in the audience's mind even without anything on the screen.
Playing the sound of waves, for example,
will immediately set them to expect for the next scene
to be on a beach or an ocean.
Similarly, using something complex,
like a boom sound effect (bomb blasts)
will immediately stand out and seem jarring.
So you want to pick a music track that goes hand-in-hand
with the emotional significance
of the action happening on screen.
And that was a round up of our best tips
on how you can use sound effects
to make super seamless transitions between scenes.
If you found value in this video,
we'd love for you to give a big thumbs up
and check out our previous video in the series
where we dive deep into how you can pick
the perfect music track for your video
and edit to the beat.
This is Christine from InVideo
and I will see you in the next one.