Motion Graphics
You see them all the time in your favorite documentaries. A printed picture seems to have three dimensional layers as the camera moves closer. There’s a sense of foreground and background. The flat image is given depth and movement.
It might not sound like something you need to tell your family’s story, but it’s these distinct touches, used sparingly, that make for next-level production values. It’s elements like these that raise the bar to broadcast quality. Seen in nearly all current PBS and Netflix documentaries, shots like these make still images have greater impact, seeing them like they’ve never been seen before, like bringing a hundred year old postcard to life for a few seconds. It gives the viewer a better sense of what it was like to be there, to hear the sounds of the place and sense of time.
Check out some examples of motion graphics seen in Legacy Ever After films:
