Defocus / Blur Transition

Defocus / Blur transition

In plain words

Focus goes soft, then comes back sharp in a different scene, expressing a dream, a flashback or a shift in point of view.

When to use it

Waking-up scenes, flashbacks, soft changes of location.

Example videos

How to Make a Blur Transition in Premiere Pro — Explainer: See a blur transition where focus goes soft and comes back sharp in a different scene.

Blur Transitions in Premiere Pro (How To) - 4 styles — Explainer: Compare four blur transition styles.

ALL Camera Movement Prompts in AI Filmmaking (38 Cinematic Moves) — AI: See an AI scene revealed as focus sharpens out of a blurry picture.

In AI video, like this

At the end of A put "focus slowly pulls to full blur", and at the start of B put "starts fully out of focus, focus pulls in". Support it in the edit with xfade=transition=hblur.

One-click prompt

Two-shot sequence: Shot 1, a girl sits at a window with a cup of tea, ending as the focus slowly pulls to full blur into soft golden bokeh, 3 seconds; Shot 2 starts fully out of focus on a warm childhood bedroom, then the focus pulls in on a young girl drawing on the floor, 3 seconds. Dreamy and soft.

See it in real films and ads

StudioBinder — Types of Editing Transitions (Defocus section)

AI-made examples

Dom the AI Tutor — Reveal From Blur (Focus Pull) chapter

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