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An abrupt cut from one scene to a sharply contrasting one with no lead-in, used for shock or a punchline.

This is for a motion graphics video. Join two shots in [scene] with a "Smash Cut" (also called a Gilligan cut or bicycle cut): cut abruptly from a quiet shot to a sharply contrasting one.
Give no lead-in — hold the calm shot, then land in the middle of loud, fast action with no fade or build-up; unlike a plain hard cut, the jolt is the point.
Fit both shots into [duration], and let the quiet shot run a little longer than feels comfortable before the cut.

A growing or shrinking star-shaped mask carries the next shot in.

This is for a motion graphics video. Join two shots in [scene] with a "Star Wipe" (also called a shape wipe, or a heart wipe when the shape is a heart): a star-shaped opening grows from the middle of the frame and brings the next shot in through it.
Keep the edge of the star crisp and both shots still, and let the shape grow until it clears every corner — unlike an iris wipe, the opening is a recognizable shape rather than a circle.
Run the transition over [duration], starting slowly so the shape reads before it fills the frame.

Parallel strips reveal the next shot, like slats of window blinds turning open.

This is for a motion graphics video. Join two shots in [scene] with a "Venetian Blinds" transition (also called a band wipe): a set of parallel strips opens across the frame and reveals the next shot, like the slats of window blinds turning open.
Make the strips equal in width and open them all at the same time — unlike a plain wipe, no single edge travels across the frame, and both shots stay put.
Run the transition over [duration], with every strip opening at the same pace.