Zolly
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dolly zoom.
"Another, though less common, use of depth of field can be found in the zolly, or zoom-with-a-counter-dolly shot. In this camera move, the characters or object being viewed will often stay the same relative scale while the lens length changes."
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More examples"Another, though less common, use of depth of field can be found in the zolly, or zoom-with-a-counter-dolly shot. In this camera move, the characters or object being viewed will often stay the same relative scale while the lens length changes."
Etymology
Blend of zoom + dolly.
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