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Changing the point of focus from one character or object in frame, to another character or object that is closer to or more distant from the camera, typically with little or no movement from the camera itself. Used to subtly direct the viewers' attention to a specific part of the screen.
Changing the point of focus from one character or object in frame, to another character or object that is closer to or more distant from the camera, typically with little or no movement from the camera itself. Used to subtly direct the viewers' attention to a specific part of the screen.
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'''Examples:'''
'''Examples:'''


* Executed well at the beginning of ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]'' when the focus shifts from Jake's face to the floating drops of water(?) to introduce the fact that it's [[3D Movie|3D AND RIGHT IN MY BLOODY FACE!!]]. However the technique can be annoying later on as explained above.
* Executed well at the beginning of ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'' when the focus shifts from Jake's face to the floating drops of water(?) to introduce the fact that it's [[3D Movie|3D AND RIGHT IN MY BLOODY FACE!!]]. However the technique can be annoying later on as explained above.
* A rather famous animated example comes from the opening song of ''[[The Lion King]]'', when the focus shifts from a line of [[Misplaced Wildlife|leaf-cutter ants]] on a branch in the foreground to a herd of zebra thundering by below.
* A rather famous animated example comes from the opening song of ''[[The Lion King]]'', when the focus shifts from a line of [[Misplaced Wildlife|leaf-cutter ants]] on a branch in the foreground to a herd of zebra thundering by below.
* In the film of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Sorcerer's Stone'', as Harry walks past a Quidditch store, the view, from inside the store, shifts from his face to a closeup of the ''Nimbus 2000'' lettering on the broom in the window.
* In the film of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Sorcerer's Stone'', as Harry walks past a Quidditch store, the view, from inside the store, shifts from his face to a closeup of the ''Nimbus 2000'' lettering on the broom in the window.
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* In ''The Master Detective and Rasmus'', Kalle and Anders need to catch up with a car, a seemingly insurmountable task according to Anders. In response, Kalle looks into the background of the scene, where a [[Rack Focus]] reveals a motorcycle with a passenger's seat.
* In ''The Master Detective and Rasmus'', Kalle and Anders need to catch up with a car, a seemingly insurmountable task according to Anders. In response, Kalle looks into the background of the scene, where a [[Rack Focus]] reveals a motorcycle with a passenger's seat.
* In ''[[Up]]'', when Carl Fredricksen looks up to his house where the picture of his wife is hanging.
* In ''[[Up]]'', when Carl Fredricksen looks up to his house where the picture of his wife is hanging.
* ''[[Master and Commander (Film)|Master and Commander]]'', while the crew is on shore leave in the Galapagos, this is used to transition from Dr. Maturin holding a beetle to {{spoiler|the Acheron sailing in the inlet right before his eyes}}.
* ''[[Master and Commander (film)|Master and Commander]]'', while the crew is on shore leave in the Galapagos, this is used to transition from Dr. Maturin holding a beetle to {{spoiler|the Acheron sailing in the inlet right before his eyes}}.
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'', this effect is simulated to shift focus between Ellen and Abraham's axe in [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2009-08-26 this strip] and the page image.
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', this effect is simulated to shift focus between Ellen and Abraham's axe in [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2009-08-26 this strip] and the page image.
* In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]" of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', there is a particularly well done instance of this at the end of the episode, where we focus on a worried Spike to Celestia lecturing Twilight in the library after the latter had caused a ruckus just to find a lesson to learn.
* In "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]" of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', there is a particularly well done instance of this at the end of the episode, where we focus on a worried Spike to Celestia lecturing Twilight in the library after the latter had caused a ruckus just to find a lesson to learn.
** "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|Putting Your Hoof Down]]" has an even better example, switching focus between Fluttershy and a boarded-up door.
** "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|Putting Your Hoof Down]]" has an even better example, switching focus between Fluttershy and a boarded-up door.
* Used recently in ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'', in a single panel, [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006701 here].
* Used recently in ''[[Homestuck]]'', in a single panel, [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006701 here].
* Used beautifully in ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of ga Hoole]]'' with a flying owl in the background and one of its feathers in the fore, as seen in the [http://youtu.be/x8RKCmkOyB4 trailer].
* Used beautifully in ''[[Legend of the Guardians: the Owls of ga Hoole]]'' with a flying owl in the background and one of its feathers in the fore, as seen in the [http://youtu.be/x8RKCmkOyB4 trailer].


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