dolly zoom

English

Noun

dolly zoom (plural dolly zooms)

1. (film) A camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception, achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the field of view while the camera dollies towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout.

Synonyms

• zolly

Translations

in-camera effect

• French: travelling contrarié (fr) m
• German: Dolly-Zoom
• Spanish: Dolly Zoom