Editing Follow focus (section)

{{Short description|Camera focus control mechanism}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}[[Image:Arri 35II with anamorphic zoom.JPG|250px|thumb|An Arri 35mm film camera with a follow focus mechanism mounted to a zoom lens.]]
[[Image:Abel Hidalgo.JPG|250px|thumb|Pulling focus using a follow focus device]]
A '''follow focus''' is a focus control mechanism used in [[filmmaking]] with [[film]] cameras and in [[television production]] with [[professional video camera]]s. It helps the camera operator be more efficient and precise. It is usually operated by a [[focus puller]] (often called the 1st assistant camera, or 1st AC),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeppsen |first=Matthew |last2=Miller |first2=Kendal |date=October 2007 |title=Follow focus shootout: you've added a 35mm lens to your DV rig. Here's how to control it |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A168512484/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=c748f23a |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=Digital Video Magazine |via=[[Gale General OneFile]] |volume=15 |issue=10}}</ref> but some camera operators prefer to pull their own focus (the act of changing focus is called "pulling" or [[racking focus]]).