focus puller

noun

1. films the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out

Example Sentences

So it’s not just about the actors, it’s about the dolly grip, the focus puller, and you’ve got choreography going on.

From Los Angeles Times

“There are times you put Stanley first and you’re second,” says focus puller Douglas Milsome, whose hand once froze to the camera lens during filming.

From Los Angeles Times

“You have a focus puller if you bumped into him on the street, you wouldn’t recognize him, even though this is someone you’ve been working with every day,” she said.

From Washington Times

“You have a focus puller if you bumped into him on the street, you wouldn’t recognize him, even though this is someone you’ve been working with every day,” she said.

From Seattle Times

More respectably, he works as a focus puller at a film studio, where, amusingly, a director is having trouble getting an actress to faint, despite having a covert master of shock on his crew.

From New York Times