The Ken Burns Effect

Ah Sir Ken Burns. I remember watching his civil war and jazz series with my parents growing up. I could never put a finger on what he was famous for until art school. I didn't really understand how panning, zooming, and sliding transitions were so innovating at the time. I just thought that a computer did the work of the filmmaker and that was it. I recently watched an interview with Ken Burns on his technique and his thoughts about movies. I thought it was pretty good and it gave a great understanding into how he achieved said effects and the extra emotional pull it had on viewers.

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