Jim Nelson Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi, I've seen some 1st AC's measure the distance between the different camera positions and the different positions of the actors and then just pull focus. They didn't put any gaffer tape on the ground or on the dolly tracks to mark. The only markings they made was on the ring of the follow focus. However, the focus was always sharp. Is this a bad way of measuring and pulling focus? Or should you always put tape on the ground and on the dolly tracks? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted February 4, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted February 4, 2010 You answered your own question without knowing it. If it was sharp, then they did it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Kubaszak Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 if the lenses allow it you should really mark the barrel. use some 1/16 paper tape or 1/32(can't remember) and put some j-lar on top of it and you can mark it with china-markers or the staedlter lumo color pens. marking the focus ring is not as accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted February 5, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted February 5, 2010 if the lenses allow it you should really mark the barrel. use some 1/16 paper tape or 1/32(can't remember) and put some j-lar on top of it and you can mark it with china-markers or the staedlter lumo color pens. marking the focus ring is not as accurate. All true. I'm a china marker kind of guy. Whatever you have to do to keep it sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Jensen Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 All true. I'm a china marker kind of guy. Whatever you have to do to keep it sharp. Me too. I knew guys who would spend hours at the rental house pre-marking disk after disk. If the gear slipped or came loose, you were lost. I liked the stabillo and I kept it sharp. Whatever works for you is what works. As long as it's sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Almond Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Personal preference plays into this. If it is sharp where it needs to be then that is what works. I've seen ACs go down a dolly track foot by foot getting marks, and that works for them. I've seen ACs eye it up and get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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