dolly zooms

A form of dolly zoom — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dolly zoom
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