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Follow FocusShifter - Lens Mounted Follow Focus for DSLR Video and Photography - Focus Shifter™ is a stand-alone Follow Focus and Rack Focus with a focus marker board that can be used on any camera lens.

Follow FocusShifter - Lens Mounted Follow Focus for DSLR Video and Photography -

No extra equipment is required. It's perfect for filmmakers, photographers, and anyone wanting to step-up their production capabilities with an inexpensive focus puller. It gives you professionalism without breaking your budget. The re-useable Focus Marker Board allows you to create marks for your focus points using a dry-erase marker. The arrow on the Shifter facilitates quick and easy transition between focus points. Using custom clips that attach to the focus marker board, you can set hard stops which allow you to shift between 2 focus points by feel without ever looking at the marker board.

The Shifter and Focus Marker Board attach quickly and easily to any lens ranging in diameter from 56mm (2.20in) up to 98mm (3.86in). To attach the Shifter, simply slip it over the lens, onto the focus ring and tighten it down with the ball end. Manually Focusing a Canon Rebel T3 Series Camera in Live View. Manual focusing is the easiest of the Live View focusing options on a Canon EOS Rebel T3 or T3i, and in most cases, it’s faster, too.

Manually Focusing a Canon Rebel T3 Series Camera in Live View

Simply set the lens switch to the MF position if you're using the kit lens or a similarly featured lens. Then twist the lens focusing ring to bring the scene into focus. Most people who shy away from manual focusing do so because they don’t trust their eyes to judge focus. And admittedly, the Live View display isn’t as sharp as the viewfinder display, so it’s not always easy to tell if you focused perfectly. But thanks to a feature that enables you to magnify the Live View preview, you can feel more confident in your manual focusing skills. Set the lens to the manual focusing position and engage Live View.You see a large rectangle in the center of the screen. Press the AF Point Selection button to magnify the display.Note that the button has a blue label that shows a magnifying glass with a plus sign — the universal symbol for zoom in.

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Free Storyboard Template

While not all filmmakers choose to use storyboards, many of them do because it helps them plan and conceptualize their shots. If storyboards are used correctly and you’re familiar with your locations, characters and props, then storyboarding is often more freeing than limiting. The Academy Award winning film “Amelie” was shot entirely off a strict storyboard. The filmmakers ambitiously scouted Paris for the best locations, but once they were familiar with their locations they storyboarded their entire film. Message by: Lights Film School ________________________________________________________________________ The people involved in this production claimed that shooting this beautiful film was quite easy, almost mechanical since they knew each shot they were going to get before they arrived on set. Splitscreen: A Love Story. 2. Storyboards + Free Template - RodyPolis.