The Story Behind the Ken Burns Effect: How a Phone Call From Steve Jobs Made Documentary's Most Influential Technique a Household Name

The Story Behind the Ken Burns Effect: How a Phone Call From Steve Jobs Made Documentary's Most Influential Technique a Household Name

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns reveals the surprising origin story of his signature still photo animation technique in a new GQ interview, sharing how a chance meeting with Steve Jobs in 2002 led to a deal that would put the effect on every Mac computer, while explaining the filmmaking philosophy that made the approach so influential in the first place. Few techniques have become as synonymous with documentary filmmaking as the Ken Burns Effect…