a) The term for the effect where a sequence of clips goes ever faster, until you reach a climax where you're looking at one or two frames each? See for example the last 20 seconds of the Buffy season 5 finale opener.
b) Is there a formula or a preset for Adobe Premiere/After Effects that will lay out the structure for such an effect, or do I need to do this whole thing over again manually from memory and on instinct?