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How Does the Dolly Zoom Work?
Here s how cinematographers accomplish the disorienting trick also known as the Vertigo effect.
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Welcome to
How’d They Do That? a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off.
This entry explains the in-camera effect known as the “dolly zoom.”
Even if you’re unfamiliar with its name or how it works, if you’re a fan of movies, you’ve likely seen a
dolly zoom. And if you’ve seen a dolly zoom, you know that its power cannot be denied.
Dolly zooms are an overwhelming and unforgettable effect. If you’ve ever seen a shot where a background warps impossibly, expanding or constricting around a character, you’ve seen a dolly zoom. If you’ve ever seen a shot with a sudden distortion of perspective that zeroes in on the subject, you’ve seen a dolly zoom. And if you’ve ever seen