Video Essay Highlights Effective Editing of THE MATRIX

YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems has crafted a nice video essay that pays tribute to one of the least talked-about aspects of The Wachowskis' brilliant 1999 movie The Matrix: its editing. The ambitious movie has a ton of ground to cover in two hours, and while it could have used more standard techniques to switch from scene to scene, it often utilizes transitions that progress the story or inform the audience about either the world or the characters within it. Check it out:

How does The Matrix effectively use scene transitions to enhance the storytelling? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. Scott Pilgrim: Make Your Transitions Count https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pij5lihbC6k&t=1s Help us make these videos: https://www.patreon.com/patrickhwillems MY VIDEO GEAR http://tinyurl.com/z9kb5ow ______________________________________ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/patrickhwillems FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/patrickhwillems TUMBLR: http://patrickhwillems.tumblr.com/ INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/patrickhwillems ______________________________________ Music by Epidemic Sound