blorph

noun
/blɔː(ɹ)f/

Etymology

Blend of blend + morph. Coined by Ken Ralston of Sony Pictures Imageworks.

  1. derived from μορφή — “form, shape
  2. compounded as blorph — “blend + morph

Definitions

  1. A visual effects technique in which an entire setting morphs from one appearance into…

    A visual effects technique in which an entire setting morphs from one appearance into another (as opposed to the morphing of an object or character within that setting).

  2. To transition from one setting to another by morphing the entire image, so that it…

    To transition from one setting to another by morphing the entire image, so that it appears as a smooth transition within a single shot.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blorph. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA