ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DO THIS VIDEO TRICK?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[Tom Matthies] “Shoot as wide as possible to maximize your depth of field and try to refrain from setting two different focus points. It will make it more difficult to match the two shots later.”

Hi Tom,

I’m LOL (even harder than when reading the “clone” post.)

If we’re using a prosumer DV camcorder, OUTSIDE… I defy ANYTHING to be out-of-focus.

There is so little “narrow” depth-of-field with small CCD camcorders (even INSIDE with the iris WIDE OPEN) that once you step outside on a moderately sunny day, any hope of seeing any focal difference between anything, a gnat walking on the lens to a cloud-pattern 12 miles away, is hopeless.

Of course you are RIGHT that IF there WERE the ability to set a different focus, you’d need to be careful… but with most camcorders, sitting in daylight, on a wide-shot (as you point out, there’d be no reason to “zoom in” to frame a dual-shot/split-screen like we’re talking about) if ANYTHING is in focus… EVERYTHING is in focus!

[Tom Matthies]

Yea.
The “point’n shoot” variety of camcorders would probably be like that. Unfortunatly, my camera is fully manual, has 2/3-inch CCD’s, a Canon 20x lens and a 4×6 matte box attached to the front of it. Aufo focus is not even an option. Heck, it’s not even possible with my rig.
Just speaking from exparience and trying to help out a bit. 🙂
Tom

[Naz]

bwahaha , why?

All the best, sorry for my english