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Speed lines: a frame from a film that uses it.
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Speed lines

Streaks rushing past the camera for speed: out from a vanishing point, in toward it, or all one way for a car, a fall or a climb.

Version
1.0.0
Added
23 October 2026
Films
Not used in a film yet

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultRangeWhat it does
modechoiceradialradial, inward, left, right, down, up, angleradial rushes out from the centre; inward pulls in; left, right, down, up and angle stream one way
speed (Can change over time)number2.20.1 to 8 heights/show fast the lines rush, in frame heights a second; the lines lengthen with itCan change over time
amount (Can change over time)number1700 to 400how many lines are in the frame at onceCan change over time
lengthnumber0.220.05 to 1 show long a line is, as the time it takes to cross itself: longer reads as faster
thicknessnumber10.8 to 4how thick the lines are, as a multiple of 2 px at 270 px tall
strength (Can change over time)number0.60 to 1how opaque the lines areCan change over time
colourcolor#f2f4f8–the colour of the lines
centrevec20.5, 0.50 to 1radial and inward: where the lines come from, as shares of the frame's width and height
holenumber0.120 to 0.45radial and inward: the clear space round the centre, as a share of the frame's height
anglenumber2000 to 360 degangle mode: the direction the lines stream, 0 to the right and 90 down

Use it in a film

film.js
elements: { 'speed-lines': { mode: 'radial', speed: 2.2 } }

Use it from your agent

Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.