DJ Spooky's "rebirth of a nation"

DJ Spooky creates very smooth, interesting transition by intertwining the images with white and black patterns. In this instance above he transition first by producing an image in it's clearest focus, and then letting the background fade out to white. Then slowly the image fades as the white and black diagonal stripes fade in. Then, before the black stripes are in focus, the next image starts to come in behind it. Slowly the diagonal lines and the image of the book cover come in, with the book cover on top. The clarity slowly increases and the transition is complete. This is a very interesting technique to use and it makes sense because the theme of black and white is consistent throughout. This is a very small part of the movie, but the smooth transition makes all the difference.