The Zoom Transition

(Current examples on YouTube)

The idea behind this unconventional transition method is to zoom into the centre of the clip into the next at a high velocity with a blurred effect. There are a number of ways to approach this, one being to download a plug in, which is available on Final Cut (here), however this costs approx £50 and suddenly became less appealing!

After we made the decision to move to Premiere Pro we looked for other options to achieve this effect. Plug ins were also available for Premiere as well as hours and hours worth of tutorials showing and explaining the key frame technique. After hours of research into the transition method I was convinced there was another way of doing it. I came across the video below which shows and explains in an engaging way how to complete this transition. I followed it step by step and generated the zoom transition which worked just how I wanted it to! Overall Charles and I are more than happy with the technique, and feel it has amped the professionalism of the production immensely. The overall effect of theirs in contrast to mine is slightly different, this is due to different techniques. They have used key framing whereas I have used adjustment layers. Along with this the video below has been exported in a lower quality to upload quicker on a poor wifi networks to improve time efficiency!. After finishing the transition I have saved it as a preset in PP (Premiere Pro) so I can apply it to future projects.

The tutorial I used is located below. Overall I am very pleased with the results, and I'm now looking at other tutorials for ways to make my music video more and more aesthetically appealing amplifying engagement and entertainment. Key things I want to look at are the use of titles, having figured this was a common convention of ODESZA music videos; along with a spin and zoom transition which is a slight variation on the zoom transition completed.