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zolly

UK/ˈzɒli/US/ˈzɑli/

zolly noun: a dolly zoom.

Noun

zolly (plural zollies)

  1. A dolly zoom.
    • Another, though less common, use of depth of field can be found in the zolly, or zoom-with-a-counter-dolly shot. In this camera move, the characters or object being viewed will often stay the same relative scale while the lens length changes.2001, Marcie Begleiter, From word to image: storyboarding and the filmmaking process
    • In Jaws, Spielberg used the zolly effect when Brody witnesses a little boy eaten by the shark. Brody is sitting on the beach and as the camera dollies toward him, the zoom lens is pulled back.2005, Wendy Tumminello, Exploring Storyboarding, page 51

Forms of zolly

pluralzollies

Origin of zolly

Blend of zoom + dolly.

Words that rhyme with zolly

14 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about zolly

What does zolly mean?
Zolly means a dolly zoom.
What part of speech is zolly?
Zolly is a noun.
How do you pronounce zolly?
Zolly is pronounced /ˈzɑli/ (US).
What is the plural of zolly?
The plural of zolly is zollies.

Words near zolly in the dictionary

  1. zollpfund
  2. zollpfunds
  3. zolls
  4. Zollverein
  5. Zollvereins
  6. zolly
  7. Zolman
  8. Zolmans
  9. zolmitriptan
  10. Zolnierczyk
  11. Zolnierczyks

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