Zeitrampen

English translation: Speed ramping

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German term or phrase:Zeitrampen
English translation:Speed ramping
Entered by: Heike Holthaus

14:54 May 1, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia / 2-D Technik vs. 3-D Technik
German term or phrase: Zeitrampen
In der 2-D-Technik ging man auf „*Zeitrampen*“, also der fließende Übergang von Realzeit (24 Bilder/sec) in Slow Motion (100 Bilder/sec), um eine andere filmische Ebene zu betreten.

Da gibt es doch bestimmt einen Fachbegriff.

I found time slope in Kudoz, aber das scheint hier nicht zu passen.
Heike Holthaus
United States
Local time: 02:05
Speed ramping
Explanation:
Slow motion is used widely in action films for dramatic effect, as well as the famous bullet-dodging effect, popularized by The Matrix.

Formally, this effect is referred to as speed ramping and is a process whereby the capture frame rate of the camera changes over time. For example, if in the course of 10 seconds of capture, the capture frame rate is adjusted from 60 frames per second to 24 frames per second, when played back at the standard film rate of 24 frames per second, a unique time-manipulation effect is achieved. For example, someone pushing a door open and walking out into the street would appear to start off in slow-motion, but in a few seconds later within the same shot the person would appear to walk in "realtime" (normal speed). The opposite speed-ramping is done in The Matrix when Neo re-enters the Matrix for the first time to see the Oracle. As he comes out of the warehouse "load-point", the camera zooms into Neo at normal speed but as it gets closer to Neo's face, time seems to slow down, perhaps visually accentuating Neo pausing and reflecting a moment, and perhaps alluding to future manipulation of time itself within the Matrix later on in the movie.
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Speed ramping


Explanation:
Slow motion is used widely in action films for dramatic effect, as well as the famous bullet-dodging effect, popularized by The Matrix.

Formally, this effect is referred to as speed ramping and is a process whereby the capture frame rate of the camera changes over time. For example, if in the course of 10 seconds of capture, the capture frame rate is adjusted from 60 frames per second to 24 frames per second, when played back at the standard film rate of 24 frames per second, a unique time-manipulation effect is achieved. For example, someone pushing a door open and walking out into the street would appear to start off in slow-motion, but in a few seconds later within the same shot the person would appear to walk in "realtime" (normal speed). The opposite speed-ramping is done in The Matrix when Neo re-enters the Matrix for the first time to see the Oracle. As he comes out of the warehouse "load-point", the camera zooms into Neo at normal speed but as it gets closer to Neo's face, time seems to slow down, perhaps visually accentuating Neo pausing and reflecting a moment, and perhaps alluding to future manipulation of time itself within the Matrix later on in the movie.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_motion
AndersonT (X)
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Thanks for the extensive explanation!

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time warp


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I'd call it

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