dolly shot

Wheeled camera movement

A dolly shot is a camera movement where the entire camera moves toward, away from, or alongside the subject, typically on a wheeled platform called a dolly.

Unlike a zoom, which magnifies from a fixed position, a dolly shot physically travels through space, creating a more natural sense of depth and motion: The dolly shot followed her down the hallway.

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smooth glide · motion picture · film production · steadicam · pull out · wide-angle lens · gimbal · platform · movement · cinematography · camera movement · mise en scène · director of photography · push in · visual storytelling · storyboard · film editing · montage

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Opposites
camera movement mechanism

dolly shothandheld shot

Footage from unsupported camera

shaky cam · crane shot · drone shot · tracking shot

camera stability/smoothness

dolly shothandheld shot

Footage from unsupported camera

shaky cam · fixed camera · run-and-gun · documentary style

camera mobility

dolly shotfixed camera

Immobile recording apparatus

still frame

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