The Ken Burns effect.

The “Ken Burns effect” (also known as pan and zoom) is a technique in which a rostrum camera or software, is used to make a tracking shot across a still photograph. The effect is used in documentaries to tell a story, if there are no moving images available. documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has used this technique a lot in his many documentaries (such as, the Civil War, prohibition and The war). In my documentary I hope to use this affect a lot, particularly when it comes to focusing on Charlie Chaplin‘s childhood. Because there is no film footage of him from that time. the effect can nowadays be done in software such as Adobe premiere, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. I have attached an extract from Ken Burns' renowned documentary "The Civil War" (1990). Note that Burns uses non-diegetic music with the voice of Sam Waterston reading the Gettysburg Address, to help tell the story.