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Focus puller

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, focus puller means: A camera assistant who adjusts lens focus during a take as subjects or the camera move.

In Turkish: netlik asistanı

How it is used

Used on camera crews; the first AC is commonly the focus puller.

Example sentences

  1. The focus puller kept her face sharp as she ran towards us.

    Her changing distance required continuous focus adjustment.

  2. Our focus puller measured the distance to the doorway before rehearsal.

    The measurement prepares a focus setting for the entrance.

Common collocations

  • experienced focus puller
  • hire a focus puller
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.
  • cinematographerThe head of the camera and lighting departments, who decides with the director how the film will look: framing, lenses, camera movement and light.

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