Dan Durbin Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I recently read the following in "Grammar of the Edit" by Roy Thompson regarding extreme long shots. "The XLS is sometimes provided on a narrow angle, but as this means very complicated lens focusing and often considerable additional shooting problems, it is quite rare. If achieved, it is enthralling, but it takes a great deal of skill and care to edit it." Can anyone provide a good example of this in a feature film, or a better description of what he means by this? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Satsuki Murashige Posted September 6, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted September 6, 2009 I think by "extreme long shot" Thompson actually means to say "extreme telephoto shot." Telephoto lenses have a narrower angle of view than medium or wide lenses. The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view and also, the shallower the depth-of-field. Which makes for "complicated focus pulling," as well as tricky operating - often, you'll only have usable moments of footage where the focus and framing are perfect. Which makes editing the footage more of a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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