How to Create a Focus Transition in Premiere Pro (Smooth Blur Cut Effect)

Learn how to build a smooth focus transition in Premiere Pro step‑by‑step. The tutorial shows how to use directional blur and adjustment layers to create a cinematic focus/blur whip transition between clips. It covers cutting each clip for a fast pace, adding a 6‑frame adjustment layer, applying directional blur at 75°, animating the blur from 0 to 60 and back to 0 for a smooth zoom feel, and duplicating the transition across all clips.