Film Burn

Film burn

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In plain words

A vintage, intense transition of light and color bleed, as if the film were burning.

When to use it

Flashbacks, music-video-style ads, section changes.

Example videos

The SECRET to Editing FILM BURN Transitions — Explainer: See the timing for changing scenes with a burning-film glow.
Film Burn Transitions In DaVinci Resolve 18 - Plus Free Download — Explainer: See how to lay film burn footage between clips.

In AI video, like this

Lay film burn footage at the cut point for 0.5 to 1 second with blend=all_mode=screen (or addition). It only looks right when used together with grain.

One-click prompt

Burn the cut with a film-burn plate: generate "orange film burn on pure black, no objects" for 1 second, then screen-blend it where the clips meet and add grain: ffmpeg -i main.mp4 -i burn.mp4 -filter_complex "[1:v]scale=1920:1080[b];[0:v][b]blend=all_mode=screen,noise=alls=8:allf=t" -c:a copy out.mp4

See it in real films and ads

Dylan Cordonnier — The SECRET to Editing FILM BURN Transitions

AI-made examples

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