Every change of scene requires new expositions, descriptions, explanations.
New York feels like the whole city is into dance music. That's not how it felt when I was younger. There was more of a hipster scene.
Originally the film opened with Ryan in the doctor's office, being told his wife is dying. Then we see him walking the streets, and the story is told in flashback.
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
In movies, you just see somebody close their eyes, and you go on to the next scene.
There's always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be oblique on 'Game of Thrones.'
I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening.
It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another.
