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The opening credits just fly around, leaving trails behind them. Not as popular with opening credits being used less often in film, but still shows up.
The [[Opening Credits]] just fly around, leaving trails behind them. Not as popular with opening credits being used less often in film, but still shows up.


The effect is achieved by a specific form of [[wikipedia:Slit-scan photography|slit-scan]].
The effect is achieved by a specific form of [[wikipedia:Slit-scan photography|slit-scan]].
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Compare [[Vertigo Effect]].
Compare [[Vertigo Effect]].

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== [[Film]] ==

== Films -- Animation ==
* ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''
* ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' (though not for the title itself, only for the cast credits).
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' (though not for the title itself, only for the cast credits).


== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' is the poster child for this.
* ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' is the poster child for this.
** ''[[Superman III]]'' is the only one that ''doesn't'' do this, instead going for a variant on a "scrolling" style.
** ''[[Superman III]]'' is the only one that ''doesn't'' do this, instead going for a variant on a "scrolling" style.
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* ''[[Supergirl]]''
* ''[[Supergirl]]''


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has done this ever since the 1996 TV movie.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has done this ever since the 1996 TV movie.
* All versions of of ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7S537b7saE opening] featured this to some extent, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KU6pd6cxgw Seasons 6 and 7] did it most prominently.
* All versions of of ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]''{{'}}s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7S537b7saE opening] featured this to some extent, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KU6pd6cxgw Seasons 6 and 7] did it most prominently.



== Video Games ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Perfect Dark]].''
* ''[[Perfect Dark]].''
* ''[[Halo 2]]''.
* ''[[Halo 2]]''.

Latest revision as of 18:18, 14 May 2024

The Opening Credits just fly around, leaving trails behind them. Not as popular with opening credits being used less often in film, but still shows up.

The effect is achieved by a specific form of slit-scan.

Remember, this is only about titles and credits doing this, not the effect of slit-scan by itself. Nor is it just an effect to make the titles seem to pop out. They have to actually move around.

This doesn't just have to be the opening or ending credits. Trailers could count as well.

Compare Vertigo Effect.

Examples of Whooshing Credits include:

Film

Live-Action TV

Video Games