Transitions means how a shot has changed from one thing to the next for example changing from the characters being in a beach setting back to the characters in the house. And length of takes is how long takes are and how they're used.
One way that transitions are made in the opening scene are the cross-cuttings between the woman and the scenery. We start off being shown the clouds but as the opening scene progresses it then transitions into a view of the wide open sea and the scenery that surrounds it. Shortly after we're introduced to a woman, before it quickly changes back to the scenery. The takes of the scenery are noticeably longer and we get a clear shot of what is going on before it transitions to the woman. We're only shown her briefly throughout of the opening before it changes back to the scenery, the length of take it very short when she is being shown.
A reason this technique is used may be because we're not meant to see much of the woman, we're meant to wonder who she is and where she's come from. The shots that are shown of her are blurred and we're only shown parts of her face.
A big transition occurs when the man gets snatched away into the water. The scene changes from being peaceful and tranquil to a frighting eerie atmosphere. Also another way these techniques are used are when we're being shown a montage of the male characters life. Jump-cuts are used where the mans life is being shown, images flash across the screen like a slide show of his life, very quick takes. This creates meaning in the montage as it gives it an artistic look and feel as we are shown the mans life in a montage form.
And the lastly a transition is shown at the end of the opening scene. It changes from being the scary atmosphere of the man being trapping in the pool, forced to watch this life flash through his eyes, to being pulled back into the water, to the man being in his bed, asleep, where suddenly wakes up with a start; it was all a dream.
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