{"id":95469,"date":"2020-10-22T23:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-denis-villeneuve-uses-shallow-focus-to-make-us-squirm\/"},"modified":"2020-10-22T23:16:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:16:04","slug":"how-denis-villeneuve-uses-shallow-focus-to-make-us-squirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-denis-villeneuve-uses-shallow-focus-to-make-us-squirm\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Denis Villeneuve Uses Shallow Focus To Make Us Squirm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a286ff5f36a8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a286ff5f36a8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-denis-villeneuve-uses-shallow-focus-to-make-us-squirm\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-denis-villeneuve-uses-shallow-focus-to-make-us-squirm\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How Denis Villeneuve Uses Shallow Focus To Make Us Squirm<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.7--><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-04637504-093d-4be3-a121-b1015ed34453\"><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video about how Denis Villeneuve utilizes shallow focus.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>It\u2019s no secret that <strong>Denis Villeneuve<\/strong> is a highly visual filmmaker. After all, his knack for substantive style is one of the reasons he\u2019s been able to carve out a niche for himself as \u201cthe guy you call when you want to adapt an unfilmable project.\u201d There\u2019s a lot of show don\u2019t tell in Villeneuve\u2019s work. And considering he regularly sees fit to tackle densely plot-heavy fare like <em>Dune<\/em>, that\u2019s probably not a terrible strategy. <\/p>\n<p>One of the less obvious, or at least less flashy, cinematographic techniques in Villeneuve\u2019s toolkit is his use of <strong>shallow focus<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Simply put, shallow focus is accomplished when the aperture of a camera\u2019s lens is wide open. This creates a shallow depth of field, which limits the distance of what can remain in focus in relation to the camera. Ergo: shallow. The ultimate result is that the foreground subject remains very sharp while the background is very blurry. <\/p>\n<p>As the video montage below emphasizes, what makes Villeneuve\u2019s use of shallow focus unique is how he weaponizes it to underline a sense of unease. Shallow focus is especially good at focusing our attention. And Villeneuve frequently asks us to focus on a subject while something else of equal or greater importance transpires on the periphery. <\/p>\n<p>Consequently, we\u2019re plunged into a state of hyper-attention while feeling simultaneously drawn to and alienated from the background action. It is an uncomfortable place to be, and Villeneuve knows it. <\/p>\n<p id=\"block-b5ac606c-b74a-4cab-a663-701ec85c7024\">Watch \u201c<strong>Denis Villeneuve: Shallow Focus<\/strong>\u201c:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Denis Villeneuve: Shallow Focus\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/355141319?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"block-da44f2c0-01e5-442d-b111-649cfba1b5a9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This video essay was created by <strong>Jacob T. Swinney<\/strong>, a Baltimore-based video essayist, filmmaker, and cinephile who has essays featured on Fandor, Slate, and others. 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