Flashing back
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 2:41 pm
Ken in his article in new edition of FVM mentions the flashback mode "as the
picture going all wavy."
We all know what effect he is refering to, as the old rippling fading waves
of the current image give way to the new image fading in with its own rippling
waves.
But what intrugues me is why does that effect always suggest going back.
Our own brain's memory recall of past events snaps in either very quickly
or after a pause for thought...no wave like images are used. Maybe a psychiatrist
would be able to explain.
Or is it that the wavy image has become the norm, just as the dissolve is
the norm used to get from place to place in present time? But then, what
is the subtle difference, if any, between a wipe, barn doors, curtains and
the dissolve?
Albert...wiping away the tears.
picture going all wavy."
We all know what effect he is refering to, as the old rippling fading waves
of the current image give way to the new image fading in with its own rippling
waves.
But what intrugues me is why does that effect always suggest going back.
Our own brain's memory recall of past events snaps in either very quickly
or after a pause for thought...no wave like images are used. Maybe a psychiatrist
would be able to explain.
Or is it that the wavy image has become the norm, just as the dissolve is
the norm used to get from place to place in present time? But then, what
is the subtle difference, if any, between a wipe, barn doors, curtains and
the dissolve?
Albert...wiping away the tears.