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The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Organic Focus Roll-Off
Natural focus cues in anamorphic imagery help viewers understand depth and positioning in space.
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Panavision senior vice president of optical engineering Dan Sasaki discusses how the inherent softness in anamorphic optics takes the edge off of sharp digital sensors and offers a visually pleasing balance between an images’ foreground and background.
Other videos in this collection:
The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Magnification & Perspective
The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Disproportionate Breathing
The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Flare
The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Bokeh
The Aesthetics of Anamorphic in Film and Digital