In 2002, filmmaker Ken Burns received an intriguing proposition from Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. He wanted Burns’ signature filming style to be inserted into the video editing software of every Macintosh computer. He would call it ‘the Ken Burns effect.’

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Burns first shot to fame in 1981, when his documentary, Brooklyn Bridge, was nominated for an Academy Award.

He is perhaps best known for his 1990 documentary series, The Civil War, which was watched by more than 40 million Americans when it debuted on PBS, becoming one of the most watched documentaries of all time.

In the time since, Burns has covered a whole array of subjects about American history, including baseball, country music and the Vietnam war.

He tells Matt Pintus about his future plans, including a series about the life of Martin Luther King.

00:00 Introduction
00:24 Early interest in filmmaking and history
02:24 Brooklyn Bridge documentary
05:18 How Ken Burns would film his documentaries
06:48 The Civil War documentary
08:55 The Ken Burns Effect’
11:29 Influence on history
14:18 Future projects

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