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pull-focus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pʊl ˈfəʊkəs/ (UK)

Etymology

From pull + focus.

Meanings

  1. A filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used. Also used attributively.
    • ...this image of pure light forms (through a pull-focus) into an image of a snow-covered field, in the middle of which is a mother holding her two sons. 1989, R Bruce Elder, Image and Identity: Reflections on Canadian Film and Culture, page 384:
    • To set up a pull-focus shot, frame your shot so that the two subjects, at different distances from the camera, are in view. 2007, Gary Hudson et al., The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, page 212:

Relateds

push-focus

Translations (1)

fr rattrapage de point (filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used)