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The Five Pillars of Anamorphic – Organic Focus Roll-Off

Natural focus cues in anamorphic imagery help viewers understand depth and positioning in space.

Panavision senior vice president of optical engineering Dan Sasaki discusses how the inherent softness in anamorphic optics takes the edge off of sharp digital sensors and offers a visually pleasing balance between an images’ foreground and background.

 

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The Aesthetics of Anamorphic in Film and Digital