From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
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Operating follow focus
Male 1: Okay. So now we've made our marks, both out in the actual scene and on the follow focus unit itself. Now obviously the next step is to just try the move out. So what we're going to do is we're going to have our talent out here in the scene just walk naturally down through the scene hitting each one of those marks. What I'm going to do is look at this monitor right here. And as the talent gets to each marker, I'm going to adjust the follow focus to the marks that I've made. Kevin's going to make the pictures look pretty and the talent is just going to walk through the scene hitting each one of those marks. Are you ready? Action. Cool. So, I think you can see, it's a pretty straightforward, easy thing to do, to get critical focus using a Follow Focus. Some marks out in the scene, and some marks on the actual Follow Focus ring itself. And as I said before it's not an essential piece of kit, but when you're trying to hit critical focus it's a very, very useful and practical tool.
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