FILM: Nocturne - Opening Shot Optical Zoom

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This striking opening shot carries the viewer from the super-diegetic credits into the narrative. The transition from optical zoom to crane shot is not seamless (look for the shift around 0:27), helpfully delineating physical & optical components.

from Nocturne (1946)

Creator: Edwin L. Marin

Posted by Clifford Galiher

Keywords

• RKO
• optical effects
• optical zoom
• matte
• composite