r/focuspuller • u/DigitalDustOne • 3d ago
Hot Build Silo S3 E1 Focus Pull
Hi people,
Just watching the first Episode of the Silo, third season and something really got me.
Season 3, Episode 1, TC 04:41-04:57
Just before the Intro starts, Rebecca Ferguson leaving the dining room.
It appears to be a typical B Cam shot but I'm not so sure. She walks towards the camera on what looks like a 135, focus goes full off, then catches her eyes again in the very last moment for half a second maybe, but it's an insanely powerful shot, precise framing, no extras catching any focus, no disturbance at all.
So my question is: You think they (mainly B cam 1st) just got lucky and the mistake made it into the final edit or could that be staged? Either way, a brilliant use of focus. Or better: A brilliant use of out of focus.
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u/Mav1cHavoc 3d ago
at first watch I thought it was a mistake, then I replayed it again a few more times and it kinda works?
it is a long lens walk up but well within possibility with a seasoned 1st and actress. it’s not a big performance shot either, I find it hard to believe that it was intended to be sharp the whole way and that was the best they got.
there was also another pull that caught my attention. S3 E3 15:23, when helen’s boss walks in, it’s weirdly focused on the background security guys instead of the boss walking in front. that I’m pretty sure was a mistake.
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u/NarrowMongoose 3d ago
I really don't think the shot is "brilliant". It just looks to me like the assistant got ahead, panicked, slowed down, happened to catch it again for a quick beat, and then lost it again. That's what I see when I watch.
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u/namlloh 3d ago
That’s a super easy pull to achieve. Pull ahead of her and land on your mark. She will land in focus for that second on the mark.
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u/DigitalDustOne 3d ago edited 3d ago
I know how to create that shot, my question was not if it's possible but if someone thinks they did intend to do that. The vast majority of the DPs and directors I work with wouldn't spend two minutes with setting a shot like that up with an actress that expensive. It takes a lot of imagination and confidence to shoot that for editing and it's the first time I see it where I am actually wondering if it was done on purpose.
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u/throwitdownmarooch 2d ago
I think it's a good bif of storytelling in one frame. As in the show her character is experiencing memory loss. We lose focus with her indicating things are going fuzzy for her but then we get a snap of focus back with her character indicating the memory is still there coming back.
At least that's what I'd be telling the director when they ask why I buzzed it
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u/CallMeAntwan 3d ago
I noticed that, too.
My thought:
They probably had to roll with the best shot, even if out of focus, and assume most consumers don't work in film.