Shallow focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field. In shallow focus one plane of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. Shallow focus is typically used to emphasise one part of the image over another.
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In this image you can see the woman's face but the figures in the background are completely out of focus, making them hard to be seen. This could be used in horror to reinforce someone being haunted or followed by someone.
To use this in our film will be a good idea when Agnes is being haunted by the new home owners. We can use this type of focus to show that there are people moving behind her and also to show the objects that have moved in the house.
How to create a shallow focus:
- move far away from the subject
- zoom in a lot
- open the aperture on the camera all the way.
We researched a step by step order of how to create this shot so that we can make sure it is correct and will work every time. Our film may consist of a few of these shots because I think it is quite spooky and un naturalistic which fits in with the theme of our psychological horror film.
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