Zoom Transition

Zoom transition

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In plain words

You get sucked into a single point on the screen, or pulled out of it, and flow into the next scene.

When to use it

Sky to ground, map to location, into a window.

Example videos

Adobe Premiere Pro CC Smooth Zoom Blur Transition Effect Tutorial (How to) — Explainer: See a transition where a zoom blur sucks you into a point and the scene changes.
ALL Camera Movement Prompts in AI Filmmaking (38 Cinematic Moves) — AI: See an AI scene that zooms in from space all the way down to the street in one move.
AI ZOOM IN TRANSITION EFFECT - TUTORIAL — AI: See how to make a zoom-in transition clip with AI.

In AI video, like this

Match direction and speed: end A with "rapid push-in toward the town square below" and start B with "camera keeps descending, ending close on the square". Add zoom and blur to the 3 to 5 frames before and after the cut (xfade=zoomin). This is the standard fix for the sky-to-ground teleport.

One-click prompt

Two-shot sequence: Shot 1, aerial view of a snowy mountain village, the camera makes a rapid push-in toward a lit cabin window, 3 seconds; Shot 2 continues the same fast push-in through the window and settles on a warm close-up of a crackling fireplace, 3 seconds. Add a whoosh at the cut.

See it in real films and ads

Justin Odisho — Smooth Zoom Blur Transition Tutorial

AI-made examples

Dom the AI Tutor — Cosmic Hyper-Zoom (Space to Street) chapter

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