skills/ai-film-pipeline-master/references/phase-03-shooting-script/vlb-speed-timing.md

# 4.6 Speed and Timing — the Dial Everyone Forgets

From the Visual Language Bible. Start from `./vlb-decision-tables.md`: name the change you want in the scene, take the technique it hands you, and read its card here.

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## 4.6 Speed and Timing — the Dial Everyone Forgets


The same move at three speeds is three entirely different meanings.

| Speed | Feeling | Example |
|---|---|---|
| **Imperceptible** | anxiety, anticipation, contemplation | micro zoom under a monologue |
| **Slow** | dignity, scale, grief | tilt up a temple |
| **Medium** | natural, neutral | tracking a walking figure |
| **Fast** | energy, urgency | tracking a chase |
| **Explosive** | shock, comedy | crash zoom |

And three acceleration curves:

- **Linear** — mechanical, cold, observational
- **Ease in / ease out** — human, natural, the default
- **Snap** — a sudden launch and a hard stop: violence, surprise, comedy

**In the prompt:** you must write the speed *and* the ending. `slow, ease-out, coming to rest on...`

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