Deep focus (or deep depth of field, as we would call it today ... Citizen Kane is loaded with complex composites where background action was shot separately and matted in. Deep focus also made ...

Shallow depth of field is another tool you can add to your filmmaking arsenal and carry around with you. It's a term you can use in meetings, add to your shot list, and use to move the audience.

The field isn't so deep that the newsroom's pin-sharp, distracting from the subject. But it's clear enough to show where Jane works, which is part of the story. A wide shot with a deeper depth of ...