{"id":465,"date":"2019-04-15T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2020-01-17T13:22:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T13:22:53","slug":"matte-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/cine\/matte-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Matte Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arri SMB-2 Matte box\" class=\"wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-smb-2-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Arri SMB-2 Matte box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">What is a matte box?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A matte box is a device that is attached to the front end of the lens in video and film production and sometimes in still photography. 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