Camera work - Pull focusing

Here are two examples to show pull focusing with our different equipment. This is a good way to creatively move from one shot to another or to lead the audiences eye into the intended composition. I found the best way to achieve a very shallow DOF on the Canon XM2 was top zoom all the way in and stand as far back as possible from the subject matter. On the Canon 500D we found this was not an issue as we were using a 50mm F/1.8 lens with a natrually very shallow DOF.

The first example is using the Canon XM2 Zoom all the way in without a tripod.

This next example is using the Canon 500D with a 50mm f/1.8 lens