The Ken Burns Effect Effect

摘要

Say you're Ken Burns. And say you're making documentary movies about things that happened a really long time ago. All you have are still photos (sooooo still). To make them more engaging you get creative, incorporating a dose of panning and a dash of zoom. Iconic style established. The filmmaker's 1990 documentary. The Civil War, is what first kicked the Burns-ian approach-portentous narration, elaborate pacing, still images gliding across your field of view-into the mainstream.