.carousel-container {
  height: 18em;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  width: 80vw;
}

.carousel {
  height: 18em;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.item {
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 18em;
    left: 50%;
  list-style: none;
  opacity: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
    top: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translate(calc(100% + 12em), -50%) scale(.6);
          transform: translate(calc(100% + 12em), -50%) scale(.6);
  -webkit-transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.8,0,.2,1),
              -webkit-transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,.2,1);
  transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.8,0,.2,1),
              -webkit-transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,.2,1);
  transition: transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,.2,1),
              opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.8,0,.2,1);
  transition: transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,.2,1),
              opacity 1s cubic-bezier(.8,0,.2,1),
              -webkit-transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,.2,1);
  width: 80vw;
}

.item-image {
  background-size: cover;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
  position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
  -webkit-transition: all 5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,0,1);
  transition: all 5s cubic-bezier(.2,0,0,1);
  z-index: 0;
}

.item-image::after {
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,.8));
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,.8));
    bottom: 0;
  content: "";
    left: 0;
  position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
}

.item-text {
  color: #fff;
    left: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
    top: 50%;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
          transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 10;
}


.item-text h2 {
  font-size: 2em;
}

.item.previous {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-150%, 0);
          transform: translate(-150%, 0);
}

.item.current {
  cursor: default;
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, 0);
          transform: translate(-50%, 0);
  z-index: 10;
}

.item.next {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translate(50%, 0);
          transform: translate(50%, 0);
  z-index: 0;
}

.control {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 2em;
  height: 1em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 1px 0 3px #fff;
    top: calc(50%);
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
          transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 20;
}

.control.previous {
  height: 1em;
  left: .25em;
  width: 1em;
}

.control.previous:after {
  content: "<";
}

.control.next {
  height: 1em;
  right: .25em;
  width: 1em;
}

.control.next:after {
  content: ">";
}