tracking shot

noun

: a scene photographed from a moving dolly

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But pulling off a tracking shot of that nature required a Herculean effort. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 Filmmaker Parker Finn’s essentially standalone entry takes off at warp speed with an athletic tracking shot of a bloodbath. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 That spirit is best exemplified in the opening scene, a long tracking shot title sequence through a room full of snail memorabilia. Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024 The camera glides through vast spaces with Cuarón’s trademark long tracking shots, lending ordinary rooms an almost surreal quality. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024 The 1988 Beetlejuice opens with a deceptively charming tracking shot and a clever visual trick. Constance Grady, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024 Long, gliding tracking shots with sophisticated camera and character blocking give way to hectic handheld movements as Terry scraps and tussles with his foes. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024 Rage eventually gives way to riots, but Tarr’s camera remains steady as a rock, whether in gliding tracking shots or unbroken close-ups. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 Were there moments like that that occurred for this big tracking shot for the Deadpool Corps.? Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tracking shot was circa 1940

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“Tracking shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking%20shot. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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