Deep Focus Lens ala Citizen Kane

Paul Sedillo · August 19th, 2002, 12:34 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by barrygoyette : I found an article this morning on the history, technical aspects, and aesthetic of deep focus, at least in how it relates to Greg Toland, cinematographer of citizen kane.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/archive/innovators/toland.html

Barry -->>>

Great article. I created a PDF file out of it. If anybody would like a copy, please drop me a line.

Thanks for the heads up Barry.

Chris Hurd · August 20th, 2002, 10:22 PM

I'm not at home at the moment to reference the book, but there is a great work entitled "The Making of Citizen Kane" which explains a lot of the magic and wizardry employed by Toland and Welles.

Many of the deep-focus shots were accomplished by double or triple exposures, and special split-focus lenses.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,

August 19th, 2002, 12:34 PM	#16
Paul Sedillo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 607	<<<-- Originally posted by barrygoyette : I found an article this morning on the history, technical aspects, and aesthetic of deep focus, at least in how it relates to Greg Toland, cinematographer of citizen kane. http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/archive/innovators/toland.html Barry -->>> Great article. I created a PDF file out of it. If anybody would like a copy, please drop me a line. Thanks for the heads up Barry. __________________ Paul Sedillo Image::Studio http://www.image-studio.com Houston, Texas

August 20th, 2002, 10:22 PM	#17
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	I'm not at home at the moment to reference the book, but there is a great work entitled "The Making of Citizen Kane" which explains a lot of the magic and wizardry employed by Toland and Welles. Many of the deep-focus shots were accomplished by double or triple exposures, and special split-focus lenses. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!