Change Aperture to Give Your Videos a Cinematic Look @robnelsonfilms
Change Aperture to Give Your Videos a Cinematic Look  @robnelsonfilms
Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Playing with aperture is a powerful way to change the feel of your films. It is amazing how a simple thing like depth of field can make something basic look cinematic, and how you can control where you want the viewer to look.
In this short tutorial we wanted to remind you of how playing with the aperture settings can help you give your shots the feel you are after. Hope you like it.

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