Changing the point of focus from one character or object in frame, to another character or object that is closer to or more distant from the camera, typically with little or no movement from the camera itself. Used to subtly direct the viewers' attention to a specific part of the screen.
Alternatively called "Roll Focus" or, in film, "Pull Focus". Requires deft manipulation of the DepthOfField.
In motion picture and film-based television production, this is often done by a separate person (the "focus puller" or "first camera assistant") rather than by the primary camera operator. In video production, the cameras usually aren't large enough for this to be necessary.
Sometimes used in two-dimensional animation, which involves filming the foreground and background separately and then combining them.
Not to be confused with a camera shot designed to focus on a woman's rack. That's MaleGaze.
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'''Examples:'''
* A rather famous animated example comes from the opening song of ''TheLionKing'', when the focus shifts from a line of [[MisplacedWildlife leaf-cutter ants]] on a branch in the foreground to a herd of zebra thundering by below.
* In the film of ''HarryPotter and the Sorcerer's Stone'', as Harry walks past a Quidditch store, the view, from inside the store, shifts from his face to a closeup of the ''Nimbus 2000'' lettering on the broom in the window.
* In ''The Master Detective and Rasmus'', Kalle and Anders need to catch up with a car, a seemingly insurmountable task according to Anders. In response, Kalle looks into the background of the scene, where a RackFocus reveals a motorcycle with a passenger's seat.
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