Imagine the pressure of making a sequel to Blade Runner, one of the greatest films of all time. I decided it might be more 'subjective' if the world around the races fell away in focus, leaving the rowers to move into and out of planes of focus to accentuate their piston-like effort." The only way to make the date for release was to make the backgrounds as soft as humanly possible. We had to shoot 4 days of boat inserts in Eton. If you don't want to take my word for it, listen to David Fincher's words: "We could only shoot 3 races at the Henley Royal Regatta. We see the Winklevoss characters' intensity and know they are not to be messed with in the future. In The Social Network, it's used in the regatta scene to show how focused the rowers are on the task ahead, tuning out the world around them. People use it to distort reality or show what characters think could be significant.
RACK FOCUS PRO
Here’s a demo of what it looks like to manually pull focus on the FiLMiC Pro app.Īlthough only the iPhone 13 models will feature the new Cinematic Mode, there are other options, both free and paid, that allow you to rack or pull focus while shooting a high definition video on your older iPhone.For the uninitiated, a tilt-shift describes a creative and unique cinematography type in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model.
That way, when you’re recording, you can slide to those points without any issues. To help yourself out, you can create focus markers by choosing a point and tapping on the marker to create a focus point (you can create up to two focus points). The focus is finely tuned thanks to the slider, so you’ll have to be careful with how far and fast you move the slider. However, if you want more control over focus, tap on the focus/exposure button on the bottom left, tap on “focus” on the slider control, and slide your finger up and down the slider to rack focus while you’re recording. It works much quicker than the Camera app’s built-in focus feature, so you’ll be much happier with these results. You can move between subjects and you’ll see the viewfinder shift focus. To use FiLMiC Pro’s automatic focus, simply open the application and begin recording. And if you want more control over focus pulling, you can also manually do it with the help of a slider control that allows you to finely rack focus (best option) Unlike with the Camera application, FiLMiC Pro allows you you to automatically rack focus from one subject to another, simply by moving the camera around. For a one time purchase of $14.99 on the App Store, you can use FiLMiC Pro on your iPhone and iPad to record in Dolby Vision HDR (iPhone 12+) to control white balance, shadows, highlights, RGB, saturation, vibrance, exposure, and focus - all in real time. This is an example of racking focus from a subject in the foreground to an object in the background.įiLMiC Pro is one of the most advanced tools for shooting video on your iPhone, but seeing as its powerful, it does come with a price tag. It’ll take your camera a few seconds to rack focus from one point to another, but if you time it right, it can look pretty good. You may need to practice this maneuver a few times, because it probably won’t be smooth the first time you do it. Once that’s done, hit the red shutter button to begin recording.Īs you begin to move the camera to the other subject or object, begin tapping anywhere on the foreground or background to focus on it. Next, plan out your camera movement, whether that means you’re panning left to right or tilting up and down. In Video mode, frame up your subject or object and then tap on it so that it’s on focus, and the rest (either your foreground or background) goes out of focus.
To try it out on your iPhone, open the native Camera app and swipe right to access Video mode. While the iPhone 13 can rack focus quickly and automatically, older models cannot, but they’re still able to rack focus, albeit more slowly and by hand. The native Camera application on your iPhone is very capable, and it’s possible to pull focus from one subject to another on it - however, it’s limited in functionality.
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