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Okay, so there's a vocal group of film fans who absolutely HATE the look of split diopter lens shots (the foreground and background are both in focus).
So I removed all the split diopter lens effects from "Jaws", and replaced them with traditional depth-of-field. Enjoy.
So I removed all the split diopter lens effects from "Jaws", and replaced them with traditional depth-of-field. Enjoy.
For your pleasure, hereâs a split screen comparison of the original split diopter shots (top) and my synthetic traditional depth-of-field shots (bottom).
Want to read more about split diopters and how focus is used in cinema? Check out this great piece by my buddy @tadleckman.
Cheating Depth: The Magic of Split Diopter Shots https://tadleckman.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/cheating-depth-the-magic-of-split-diopter-shots/
Cheating Depth: The Magic of Split Diopter Shots https://tadleckman.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/cheating-depth-the-magic-of-split-diopter-shots/
I wrote a little blog post about removing the split diopter effects from "Jaws", along with a short explanation of how I did it.
And, just in case it's not abundantly clear, I adore split diopter shots.
"Jaws" De-Dioptered: http://fxrant.blogspot.com/2019/01/jaws-de-dioptered.html
And, just in case it's not abundantly clear, I adore split diopter shots.
"Jaws" De-Dioptered: http://fxrant.blogspot.com/2019/01/jaws-de-dioptered.html
My wife was lucky enough to play with split diopters on one of the movies she produced in film school, for which I helped with some visual effects.
"Baby in by Drink" (1996), Directed by Chris Newberry, Directors of Photography: Alex Moulton and Zach Braff @cfnewberry @zachbraff
"Baby in by Drink" (1996), Directed by Chris Newberry, Directors of Photography: Alex Moulton and Zach Braff @cfnewberry @zachbraff
my face when I hear that an oscar-winning director and hero of mine saw the jaws video and loved it
So, as @vashikoo has illustrated, the dialogue scene in front of the vandalized Amity Island billboard in "Jaws" is the film's longest shot. https://twitter.com/vashikoo/status/991465247067127808
Here are some other long shots in "Jaws".
[to fit into Twitter's maximum video length, I sped up the footage]
[to fit into Twitter's maximum video length, I sped up the footage]
