Rack Focus

A commonly used technique in both film and television to shift focus from a foreground object to a background object by turning the the focal ring on a lens.

Examples of rack focus can be seen in almost any movie or tv show when the focus is shifted from one object--mostly people--to another. It is most often used dramatically.

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Rack Focus

When a director forgets what he is shooting and films breasts up close.

"The movie is still in editing becuase the second scene was rack focused."

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Rack Focus

When a cinematographer turns the focal ring on his lens to shift focus from a foreground object to a background object.

A rack focus is really a cheap, metaphorical device for the unimaginative to link two objects/people in a frame.

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