Glossary: Deep / selective focus shot
A use of the camera lens and lighting that keeps both the close and distant planes being photographed in sharp focus (deep focus); a restricted depth of field that keeps only one plane in sharp focus (selective focus, also known as shallow focus).
From The Searchers
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Frame 1: Deep focus (foreground and background in focus)
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Frame 2: Selective focus (foreground in focus,
background out of focus)
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From Do the Right Thing
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Frame 1: Deep focus (foreground and background n focus)
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Frame 2: Selective focus (foreground in focus,
background out of focus)
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From Schindler's List
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Frame 1: Selective focus (foreground out of focus, background in focus) |
Frame 2: Selective focus (foreground in focus,
background out of focus) |
Note: Shifting the area of sharp focus from one plane to another during
a single shot, as in the above example, is known as 'pulling' or 'racking' focus. |
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