Asked to carry out a rack focus? Well, the pressure could not be higher. Although it’s important for you to lead the way when it comes to focus, you need to ensure you seize it. Adding to it, you also want to carry out the rack focus considering the right style and accurate speed. What is Rack Focus or Pulling Focus Technique? Rack focus or focus pull is one of the great techniques employed often by cinematographers in Hollywood. This is the technique where a subject in a scene (foreground or background) remains in focus. Then the focus progressively changes to another subject in a scene. This technique lets the cinematographer lay a strong and theatrical emphasis on one subject followed by changing the emphasis to another. It’s often considered …show more content…
What do you usually hear when people talk about pulling focus? They mention that it’s both an art and a science. When we talk about the art part, it’s the “touch” one puts into pulling focus. Also, it’s got to do with how fast you do it, and how long it lasts. The science part, on the other hand, is about measuring distances, calculating them on the fly, and being very accurate when it comes to measurements. And that plays a very significant role in terms of rack focusing. Simply put, rack focus is when there are two subjects in a frame and the focal plane’s shift from one to the other when a shot is in process. When you do that, you’re shifting the focus of the audience as well between the two subjects. It goes without saying that rack focus is a very powerful tool. If truth be told, it happens to be one of the most effective tools that every filmmaker just cannot do without. Speed is a very crucial part of performing a rack focus in the right way. When it comes to determining the speed of a rack focus, there are three important things to consider, including: 1.Action in a scene, 2.Camera Movement, and 3.Tone of the