<ul>
<li><p>On the outgoing footage add a qucick zoom at the end, on the incoming
footage add a quick zoom at the beginning (animate the scale of the
clips using whatever tools your NLE has for this). If the outgoing
zoom is a zoom in, then zoom out, and vice-versa.</p></li>
<li><p>Add a dissolve between the two clips that is the same length as the
zoom. The whole thing needs to be very quick, 12 frames or so tops.</p></li>
<li><p>A radial blur can help as well to simulate motion blur.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>I wrote a FCP (version 7 or lower) plugin that did this as a transition effect. I can dig it out if you want it.</p>

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2015-06-02T04:56:59.717Z
2015-06-02T04:56:59.717Z
stib
<p>So I'm trying to recreate an effect that was used quite a bit in the first Hulk movie. I've seen it other places, but Hulk sticks in my mind.</p>

<p>So the concept is that there are two cameras, one recording a relatively wide angle, capturing two subjects and a bit of background, and another camera recording a closer crop of one subject.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LF9wt.png" alt="Diagram"></p>

<p>This is a common setup, but what I'm focusing on is the transition between these two cameras. Normally, something as simple as a dissolve is used, but I've also seen a transition which looks like a fast zoom, but is actually a transition. This is what I'd like to know how to do.</p>

<p>If I can find an example, I'll edit this post. Thank you!</p>

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Fast Zoom Effect to New Camera
j.m.g.r
# Fast Zoom Effect to New Camera

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-01)

So I'm trying to recreate an effect that was used quite a bit in the first Hulk movie. I've seen it other places, but Hulk sticks in my mind.

So the concept is that there are two cameras, one recording a relatively wide angle, capturing two subjects and a bit of background, and another camera recording a closer crop of one subject.

![Diagram](https://i.sstatic.net/LF9wt.png)

This is a common setup, but what I'm focusing on is the transition between these two cameras. Normally, something as simple as a dissolve is used, but I've also seen a transition which looks like a fast zoom, but is actually a transition. This is what I'd like to know how to do.

If I can find an example, I'll edit this post. Thank you!

**Tags:** effects


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

* On the outgoing footage add a qucick zoom at the end, on the incoming
  footage add a quick zoom at the beginning (animate the scale of the
  clips using whatever tools your NLE has for this). If the outgoing
  zoom is a zoom in, then zoom out, and vice-versa.
* Add a dissolve between the two clips that is the same length as the
  zoom. The whole thing needs to be very quick, 12 frames or so tops.
* A radial blur can help as well to simulate motion blur.

I wrote a FCP (version 7 or lower) plugin that did this as a transition effect. I can dig it out if you want it.


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