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Camera moves & transitions, part 2 · #24

Montage

A run of short shots condensing time. Seven short shots show thirty days of training; straight cuts, with the date jumping at top right.

Transitions & Editingmontagesequencetraining montagetime passingquick cutsedit

Full motion specification

How the movement works

To show a long period of change or effort in a short time.

  1. 01Seven shots joined by straight cuts (0 frames): 0.75 / 0.7 / 0.65 / 0.65 / 0.65 / 0.6 / 0.7 s (4.7 s in all); the date at top right jumps DAY 1 → 3 → 7 → 12 → 20 → 28 → 30
  2. 02Shots: 1 tracking a runner (legs at t×14), 2 a jump in the park, 3 sunrise (sun rising from 4 m to 12 m), 4 arms raised from a low angle, 5 walking in the city (focal length 420 px), 6 circling the person from -0.3 to +0.3 rad, 7 arms raised in front of a flag
  3. 03Thirty days of training condensed into 4.7 s; camera position, height and focal length change with every shot (#041 Jump cut keeps the same framing)
  4. 04Bottom strip: seven sections, only the current shot in blue; the last 0.3 s cross-fades back to the start of the first shot

Prompt

A one-month training montage: about seven short shots in a row.