Zolly

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Example

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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