MC> So in a small room, basically use only the wide angel view and not
MC> telephoto, but instead move tha camera right up to the subject. 
MC> Decrease
MC> the light which will cause my Iris to open up to compensate, and I
MC> should
MC> have some decent depth of field (blurry backdrop some three of four feet
MC> away).  Does this sound about right?
MC> I'll mess with this some more today and see what comes of it.  Thanks to
MC> you and all others who have helped.
MC> -Manny
Yes Sir!  You are correct.  You can play with any of the three variables to
create DOF effects (Amount of light {FStop}, Zoom setting {focal length} or
subject to camera distance).  One exercise to practice this is to set up
three objects (candles or something that stands tall), at different
distances in the same frame of video.  Play with all three of your variables
(one at a time) while slating your video with audio narration to keep track
of what your settings are.  This way, you can refer back to the tape
whenever you choose to duplicate an effect.  Good luck. . . .
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