[Video]: The Ken Burns Effect

‘All story is manipulation. ‘

What gives a great story the power to move us? Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (Vietnam, Jack Johnson, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History) provides some key insights into how the skilful use of emotionally charged storytelling can bring alive historic events at 24 frames per second.

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Ken Burns: On Story from Redglass Pictures on Vimeo.

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