First Video With 7D!

[mikehillman89]

The video portion does take time to master. I've been in school for 4yrs now for TV and still am learning new stuff every day! Just keep at it! Try some focus pulls between a foreground and background object. They're fun and look awesome with an open aperture.

[Sean Setters]

The video portion does take time to master. I've been in school for 4yrs now for TV and still am learning new stuff every day! Just keep at it! Try some focus pulls between a foreground and background object. They're fun and look awesome with an open aperture.

It's a matter of personal preference, but I'd say use the focus pull sparingly. Focus pulling isn't used all that much in movies (although some), and tends to be overused by SLR videographers who do it simply because they can (in other words, the focus pulling isn't used as a vehicle to movethe plotline thread forward).In a short 8-12 scene movie, I personally wouldn't do it more than once unless there was a good reason for it. :-)

[mikehillman89]

Focus pulling isn't used all that much in movies (although some), and tends to be overused by SLR videographers who do it simply because they can (in other words, the focus pulling isn't used as a vehicle to movethe plotline thread forward)
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You know, now that you mention it, I see your point. I just rewatched the house finale and noticed that there are an unusually high number of focus pulls compared to previous episodes... Hmm... SLR abuse?[*-)]

[chb-tdp]

I read that House is now shotusing Canon 5D and they were availed of some particularly wide aperture lenses - so that would be a yes to your question. Like many things in life, just because you can doesn't mean you should.