"dolly zoom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dolly zooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: dolly zoom Categories (topical): Film Synonyms: zolly Translations (in-camera effect): travelling contrarié [masculine] (French), Dolly-Zoom (German), Dolly Zoom (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dolly_zoom-en-noun-jHZLMcfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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