dolly zoom

noun

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.

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zolly
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Meanings

noundolly zoom (plural dolly zooms)

plural dolly zooms

  1. broadcastingA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
zolly

Translations

French travelling contrarié
  • travelling contrariéin-camera effect
German Dolly-Zoom
  • Dolly-Zoomin-camera effect
Spanish Dolly Zoom
  • Dolly Zoomin-camera effect
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APA

dolly zoom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20zoom

MLA

“dolly zoom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20zoom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolly zoom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20zoom.

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