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Alternatively called "Roll Focus" or, in film, "Pull Focus". Requires deft manipulation of the DepthOfField.

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Alternatively called "Roll Focus" or, in film, "Pull Focus". Requires deft manipulation of the DepthOfField.
DepthOfField (the span of distance along the shot axis in which objects will be in focus).
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* In ''Film/Titanic1997'', as Ismay gets into a life boat, he's in focus; the focus then shifts to Murdoch as he notices Ismay; as the boat is lowered down, the focus returns to Ismay. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVdD22MROE here]] (starting at 1:57).
* Used in ''Film/MarriageStory'' during the courtroom scene, so that both Charlie's and Nicole's faces are in frame, but the focus shifts between them; writer-director Creator/NoahBaumbach discusses why he used it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU here]] (starting at 8:00).

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* In ''Film/Titanic1997'', as Ismay gets into a life boat, he's in focus; the focus then shifts to Murdoch as he notices Ismay; as the boat is lowered down, the focus returns to Ismay. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVdD22MROE here]] (starting at 1:57).
com/watch?v=bMVdD22MROE&t=1m57s here]].
* Used in ''Film/MarriageStory'' during the courtroom scene, so that both Charlie's and Nicole's faces are in frame, but the focus shifts between them; writer-director Creator/NoahBaumbach discusses why he used it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU here]] (starting at 8:00).
com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU&t=8m0s here]].
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* Used in Film/MarriageStory during the courtroom scene, so that both Charlie's and Nicole's faces are in frame, but the focus shifts between them; writer-director Creator/NoahBaumbach discusses why he used it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU here]] (starting at 8:00).

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* Used in Film/MarriageStory ''Film/MarriageStory'' during the courtroom scene, so that both Charlie's and Nicole's faces are in frame, but the focus shifts between them; writer-director Creator/NoahBaumbach discusses why he used it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU here]] (starting at 8:00).
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* Used in Film/MarriageStory during the courtroom scene, so that both Charlie's and Nicole's faces are in frame, but the focus shifts between them; writer-director Creator/NoahBaumbach discusses why he used it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzxc35XIKU here]] (starting at 8:00).
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* In ''Film/Titanic1997'', as Ismay gets into a life boat, he's in focus; the focus then shifts to Murdoch as he notices Ismay; as the boat is lowered down, the focus returns to Ismay. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVdD22MROE here]] (starting at 1:57).

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* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', when Eddie has his EurekaMoment, with Eddie in the foreground and the newsreel footage in the background.

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Eddie has his EurekaMoment, with Eddie in the foreground and the newsreel footage in the background.



* In an episode of ''Series/{{Glee}}'', Santana, placed in the immediate foreground, makes a rude crack about all-boys schools being an endless source of gay jokes; the camera then pulls a rack focus to the other end of the room to capture Kurt's irritated reaction.

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In an episode of ''Series/{{Glee}}'', episode, Santana, placed in the immediate foreground, makes a rude crack about all-boys schools being an endless source of gay jokes; the camera then pulls a rack focus to the other end of the room to capture Kurt's irritated reaction.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' during the "Awesome As I Wanna Be" number, we get a close-up of Rainbow rocking out and having a good time which shifts its focus to a disgruntled Fluttershy behind her.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' during the "Awesome As as I Wanna Be" number, we get a close-up of Rainbow rocking out and having a good time which shifts its focus to a disgruntled Fluttershy behind her.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', there is a subtle one when Ming is introduced. First the focus is on the tapestry of Sun Yee then on Ming's face as she turns around.
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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "[[Recap/LegionS3E8Chapter27 Chapter 27]]", at the beginning of the reconciliation scene between Charles Xavier and his wife Gabrielle, the point of focus is initially on her because she's next to the camera, whereas he's a blur standing at a distance. However, it gradually shifts as he walks closer to where she's seated until his features become clear while hers become fuzzy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Used in "Brand New Couch" for the episode's opening shot, which is a flashback to BoJack's childhood. The focus shifts from a smoking ashtray in the foreground to young BoJack watching TV in the background.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Used in "Brand New Couch" for the episode's opening shot, which is a flashback to BoJack's Bojack's childhood. The focus shifts from a smoking ashtray in the foreground to young BoJack Bojack watching TV in the background.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Used in "Brand New Couch" for the episode's opening shot, which is a flashback to BoJack's childhood. The focus shifts from a smoking ashtray in the foreground to young BoJack watching TV in the background.
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->"Whoa. My eyes really rack focused there!"
-->--'''Tom Servo''', ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''

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->"Whoa. ->''"Whoa. My eyes really rack focused there!"
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-->-- '''Tom
Servo''', ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
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* Used in ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'', in a single animated panel, [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006701 here]]. [[AuthorAvatar Hussie]] brandishes a gun, and the focus shifts from him in the background to the gun in the foreground.
* In the ''[[Webcomic/TeamFortress2 Team Fortress]] Comics #5'', "Old Wounds", rack focus is emulated in one panel [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf05_old_wounds/#f=20 here]]. The focus shifts from the background to a character in the foreground.

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* Used in ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'', in a single animated panel, [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006701 here]]. here.]] [[AuthorAvatar Hussie]] brandishes a gun, and the focus shifts from him in the background to the gun in the foreground.
* In the ''[[Webcomic/TeamFortress2 Team Fortress]] Comics #5'', "Old Wounds", rack focus is emulated in one panel [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf05_old_wounds/#f=20 here]]. here.]] The focus shifts from the background to a character in the foreground.
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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, and on consumer-level gear such as smartphones and point-and-shoot cameras, it might not even be possible because of the way autofocus is usually implemented[[note]]Now that video-equipped [=DSLRs=] have made inexpensive, near-film-quality video a reality, rack focus is something nearly any camera operator with access to one can do. However, it requires either a very steady hand (and tripod), a pile of expensive Hollywood-style equipment (the big guys are starting to use [=DSLRs=] too), or a software hack like Magic Lantern that can automate the process by taking over the camera's autofocus mechanism. Also take note of a lens quirk called focus breathing, where the lens may slightly zoom in or out when the focus is adjusted. Unlike DSLR lenses, cinema lenses are engineered to eliminate that quirk. Needless to say, like every other pro trick that amateurs pick up, it can be horribly misused.[[/note]].

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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, and on consumer-level gear such as smartphones and point-and-shoot cameras, it might not even be possible because of the way autofocus is usually implemented[[note]]Now implemented.[[note]]Now that video-equipped [=DSLRs=] have made inexpensive, near-film-quality video a reality, rack focus is something nearly any camera operator with access to one can do. However, it requires either a very steady hand (and tripod), a pile of expensive Hollywood-style equipment (the big guys are starting to use [=DSLRs=] too), or a software hack like Magic Lantern that can automate the process by taking over the camera's autofocus mechanism. Also take note of a lens quirk called focus breathing, where the lens may slightly zoom in or out when the focus is adjusted. Unlike DSLR lenses, cinema lenses are engineered to eliminate that quirk. Needless to say, like every other pro trick that amateurs pick up, it can be horribly misused.[[/note]].
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* In the introduction movie of ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the captain of the ''Eldridge'' sets a SelfDestructMechanism in motion and quietly sits in place to await his fate; the camera changes focus from him to the pendant showing his wife and daughter that he had set aside, before cutting away to the exploding ship.

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