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Ken Burns effect

Okay kiddo, let's talk about the Ken Burns effect! You know how sometimes we watch movies or TV shows and the camera really slowly moves across a photo or a picture making it look like it's moving? Well, that's the Ken Burns effect!

The Ken Burns effect is a special way of showing photos or images on a screen. It's named after a documentary filmmaker named Ken Burns, who is famous for using it in his films.

So, let's say we have a photo of a beautiful sunset. Normally, we would just show the photo on the screen and then move on to the next one. But with the Ken Burns effect, we make it look like we're moving through the photo or zooming in on certain parts of it.

It's almost like the photo comes to life and we get to see different parts of it up close. It helps make the photo more interesting to look at and helps to tell a story. And that's the Ken Burns effect!