![]() The technique is named after documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who used it extensively in The Civil War (1990) and other documentaries his younger brother, Ric, who worked with him on The Civil War, has also used it in his own documentaries, including The Donner Party (part of PBS' The American Experience series). In one context, this effect wins awards in the other, it draws cries of " Lazy Artist!" Go figure. ![]() This technique is most frequently used in documentaries (where period photographs may be the only visuals, aside from Talking Heads, the filmmaker has to work with) and in Limited Animation (where one fancy painting can fill in for a hundred or more cells of real animation). If you want to get fancy, slide multiple cells across each other at different speeds to simulate Motion Parallax and give the illusion of depth. A Feet-First Introduction is often in order. ![]() This can be used to slowly reveal details in the case of panning or zooming out, or focusing attention on specific details in the case of zooming in. ![]() The camera focuses on part of the image, then slowly pans over it, optionally zooming slowly in or out as it does so. ![]() I Hate Everything, Woody Woodpecker (2017) - The Search For The WorstĪlso known as "kinestasis", the Ken Burns Effect is a camera technique that allows the filmmaker to retain some visual interest when all there is to work with is a static image. ![]()
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