Luke Lenoir Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Not sure if this is the right place to post this but figured it was at least lens related... ...What is it called (in cinema) when a lens is stopped down enough for the b.g. and f.g. to both retain sharp focus and two or more focal points can be achieved. You see this a lot in Leone films, with one actor's face taking up half the frame and in the b.g. is another actor, also in focus. Is there a "term" for this technique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Lenoir Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Sergio Leone shot a lot of Techniscope ( 35mm 2 perf ) i.e... spaghetti westerns and using this smaller frame film format with wide angle lenses stopped down gave a very deep depth of field or 'deep focus' John S :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dylewski Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Yea, deep focus is the term. Often done with a small stop, but also done with effects when time/lighting/whatever makes doing it in-camera impractical. Not my fav movie of all time, but Gregg Toland did this a lot on "Citizen Kane." One famous scene has someone watching Kane on a dias giving speech, while high up in the "cheap seats" someone s watching. Both are in focus. It was a combination of two separate shots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 .....and there's the occasional use of split dioptre close-up lenses too ! John S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Lenoir Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Great...thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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