{"id":77373,"date":"2016-07-20T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=77373"},"modified":"2022-04-07T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T21:59:20","slug":"reverse-onscreen-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/reverse-onscreen-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch Audiences Off Guard With Reverse On-Screen Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reverse on-screen motion has been used since the dawn of cinema. Learn how to use this backward technique for your own video productions.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Top Image:\u00a0Days of Heaven<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0Paramount<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Narrative Reversal<\/span><\/h3>\n

While maintaining the sense of forward motion through storytelling, filmmakers have used the power of editing to jump their scenes and sequences forward and backward across time<\/strong> and make it feel totally natural. This continuity through narrative has permitted filmmakers to reverse entire storylines<\/strong> and still maintain clarity.<\/p>\n

\"CatchIrreversible<\/a>\u00a0via Lionsgate<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Reversed narratives<\/strong> can be seen in movies like Memento<\/em><\/a> and Irreversible<\/em><\/a>. Similarly, reversal narratives<\/strong> that offer their characters multiple storylines (or second chances) can be seen in movies such as Run Lola Run<\/em><\/a> and Sliding Doors<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, reversing on-screen motion<\/a>\u00a0is a more challenging technique. As such,\u00a0it’s often reserved for special effect shots<\/a> and brief passages within more traditional chronologically structured works.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s consider the way this technique has been used over the course of cinematic history. In the process, you may find an inventive use for reverse on-screen motion<\/strong> in your next video project. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n