Appendix BSubject Placement and Depth Bracket

The numbers in the following charts are offered as a general guide to placing the subject of the shot in depth.

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This chart does not refer to the Depth Bracket. The pixel numbers refer to the subject’s parallax and its position within the Depth Bracket.

This diagram indicates the values for the subject’s parallax on a 40-foot theatre screen. There is a wider range of comfortable viewing in front of the screen than behind it. In front of the screen, a subject’s negative parallax up to −25 pixels will be safe and easy to watch; up to a −50 pixel parallax will be comfortable for most viewers; a subject ...

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