Joshua Robert Dy Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Good day everyone, I hope you're all doing well! I wonder if this method has been tried: while changing the aperture mid-shot, the strength of the N.D. filter is also being changed the same amount. I haven't tested this out myself, but theoretically in doing so, the result would yield in an in-camera effect of changing depth of field. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Sekanina Posted December 5, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Yes, it's called a depth of field rack. https://cinefade.com/system Edited December 5, 2022 by David Sekanina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Robert Dy Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 That's so cool; thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted December 5, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 5, 2022 Here's a nice example of it being used: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neel Potgieter Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I used it once, and was underwhelmed. You need a shed load of light to make this work...Be sure to bring out the bigger HMIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted December 6, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2022 Yes, that stuff's all great, but you you end up with some absurd minimum density of the setup, so you more or less need to light everything to f/11 to begin with if you want to still end up with a vaguely worthwhile stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 6, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2022 “Mank” did some of this but they had a Red monochrome camera with a really high ISO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neel Potgieter Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Its true that with today's Sony Venice 2 or 1 its worth giving it another shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Robert Dy Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) I wonder why I had not thought of this before, but I wonder how Cinefade would work alongside a dolly zoom? The former effect might not even be very noticeable because the dynamic dollying and zooming are usually just overwhelmingly felt more than the oculomotor aperture change, however it may be worth looking at. Edited February 8, 2023 by Joshua Robert Dy I am so sorry for not doing enough research before posting comments there was quite literally a dolly zoom on the cinefade showreel again I apologize very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Lenore Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Cinefade and “depth of field racks” have been used quite extensively for the past years on Spanish football (soccer for US) TV coverage with a Sony Venice on a steadicam from the sidelines. It looks too funky for my taste but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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