Why Steven Spielberg Avoids a Wide Open Aperture

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Examines why Spielberg and Janusz Kaminski often stop down rather than shoot wide open, and what aperture choice does to staging and depth.

Explains why Spielberg and his DPs avoid shooting wide open, and what aperture choice does.

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