Duca Simon Luchini Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Hallo everybody, here I read today this big news (news for me...): http://nofilmschool.com/2016/08/rack-depth-of-field-with-cinefade-tool http://nofilmschool.com/2016/08/rack-depth-of-field-with-cinefade-tool It's a great thing. Anyone had any experiences about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael LaVoie Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Still can't wrap my brain around the practical application of that. Rack focusing a background from sharp to soft during a shot just feels odd. Like draining out the color during the shot. Yeah, it'd be interesting but it'll probably go the way of the "dolly back, zoom in" type of shot. Special occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duca Simon Luchini Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Yes, you are right, maybe we can use it only in special occasions, anyway it could be very creative: a new element to rich cinematography language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Tore Soerensen Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Another tool in the box. Quite clever, I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Tyler Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duca Simon Luchini Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Great, this is a good example of how to creatively use cinefade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted August 16, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted August 16, 2016 Very cool! I can think of a bunch of shots where this could be a really engaging way to do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Bill DiPietra Posted August 16, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted August 16, 2016 Yes, another toy - one whose effect has quite an unnatural, even jarring feel about it. Maybe I'll change my mind when I see it being used aesthetically, but I'll pass for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Nelson Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 There is an old Jon Fauer promotional/educational video for the Arricam system that featured the same effect. In that case he was showing off the Arricam's ability to ramp the shutter during an iris pull. Of course, that presupposes that the shutter angle changing wouldn't negatively affect the motion in your shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 16, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted August 16, 2016 The nice thing about this new device is that you could spin the iris through a 7-stop change if you have enough light for it and compensate exposure-wise with the pola -- with the shutter angle method, you'd more or less be working within the 45 to 180 degree range, which is just 2-stops, which isn't as strong an effect on depth of field (though probably more practical in terms of light level for interiors.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Kiran Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Pretty cool. I'd love to see this in action with anamorphic lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Miguel Angel Posted August 24, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2016 The only thing that I'm concerned about is how the two polarisers would work with faces when those faces are moving through different places. Other than that, it looks interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Richards Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Going to check out the cinefade at ARRI CSC tomorrow - hopefully wrap my head around it, I've seen Cinefade Technicians credited on some recent movies, they must be just pulling the iris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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