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dolly zooms

dolly zooms is the plural of dolly zoom.

Meaning of dolly zoom

Noun

dolly zoom (plural dolly zooms)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    zolly

Questions about dolly zooms

What is dolly zooms the plural of?
Dolly zooms is the plural of dolly zoom.

Words near dolly zooms in the dictionary

  1. Dolly Varden crab
  2. Dolly Varden crabs
  3. Dolly Varden trout
  4. Dolly Vardens
  5. dolly zoom
  6. dolly zooms
  7. dolly-bird
  8. dolly-birds
  9. dolly-boy
  10. dolly-boys
  11. dolly-mop

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