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Hitchcock zoom (Micaël Reynaud) (lh4.googleusercontent.com)

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[–]JaneRenee 40 points41 points ago

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How come the big block in the middle never changes size?

[–]Nekture 126 points127 points ago

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Basically, zooming in and walking back or zooming out and walking towards the object. The zooming changes the field of view and by repositioning yourself you can keep the block the same size.

[–]JaneRenee 17 points18 points ago

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Ooooooooh, thank you!

[–]o0Johnny0o 11 points12 points ago

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I've wanted to know this for ages but Google searches like 'lion king / jaws cool zoom bit' never got an answer. Thanks!

[–]haydaw 6 points7 points ago

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This is also known as dollyzoom

[–]Sunshineq 7 points8 points ago

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Also sometimes referred to as the "Vertigo Effect"

[–]perkee 3 points4 points ago

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Often called "contrazoom."

[–]ancient1 6 points7 points ago

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Is this the reason why the Moon appears larger than normal in some photos?

[–]narky1 3 points4 points ago

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When the moon is low it appears larger. Why exactly is still debated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion

[–]stillnotking 5 points6 points ago

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It's debated, but it is definitely a perceptual illusion rather than an effect of magnification, as this gif is. So no, the "Hitchcock zoom" is unrelated to the moon illusion.

[–]SoPoOneO 2 points3 points ago

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Yes. It's also how they are able to get animals that are actually nowhere near each other to look like they are side-by-side in some nature specials.

[–]OMGTSN 1 point2 points ago

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Forced perspective. They do this a lot in movies. For example, in the film "Elf", the scene where they're reciting the "Elf Code." Will Ferrell looks like he's sitting right next to the other elves, but he's actually raised on a platform. The camera is positioned in a way that it tricks your mind into thinking both Will and the elves are side-by-side.

[–]jamie1414 0 points1 point ago

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Another amazing example is in the first LOTR movie when Frodo hops on the wagon next to Gandalf and Frodo looks tiny but it is because he is practically sitting in the back of the wagon but the camera position makes it look like he is next to him.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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More info here

[–]bakuretsu 0 points1 point ago

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Sometimes the moon appears larger because I took a photo of the moon separately at 300mm and Photoshopped it in. Like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/singleservingphoto/6412040351/in/set-72157623520641218

But that's what it looked like to me at the time. Optical illusion.

[–]haydaw -1 points0 points ago

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Also, when your far away and zoom in on the moon, a minor affect of it seeming closer does happen, i forgot where i read about this. but its basically how a telephoto lens works, it kinda "flattens" the universe

[–]Gpr1me 0 points1 point ago

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Effect

[–]COMPUTERGRAFIX -2 points-1 points ago

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yes

[–]haydaw -1 points0 points ago

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A lot are shopped, sadly

[–]OmegaArcadia -2 points-1 points ago

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Mind = blown.

I've always wondered but never realized.

[–]Nerdlinger 7 points8 points ago

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Read all about it.

[–]TheOriginalMyth 4 points5 points ago

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Extra Extra?

[–]Pruzizzleski 4 points5 points ago

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Extree Extree

[–]MagnusTheGreat 9 points10 points ago

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sometimes i get this kind of zoom after i have walked about 20 minutes and looking at mountains about 2-5 km away from me...its really fascinating...

[–]pragmatao 5 points6 points ago

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This used to happen as a kid sitting in the back of my dad's pick up for about an hour. When we finally stopped, it looked like everything was hurtling towards us.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Is that like what happens after a few hours of Guitar Hero?

[–]pragmatao 4 points5 points ago

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Yes. Or any "going down a tunnel" game.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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Is that what you kids are calling it these days?

[–]chastric 2 points3 points ago

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Long Rock Band (+alcohol) sessions definitely give my friends and I a serious case of scrolling reality syndrome.

[–]PhilxBefore 0 points1 point ago

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It's called the Tetris effect.

[–]kukamunga 9 points10 points ago

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Ow, my brain.

[–]finerrecliner 17 points18 points ago

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oh god, get me the hell off this ride!

[–]mistuh_fier 0 points1 point ago

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That made me really nauseous.

[–]surely-you-jest 1 point2 points ago

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Did you mean nauseated? Sheldon Cooper!

[–]Agenal 6 points7 points ago

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I think my favorite dolly-zoom/contra-zoom ever, is in the French film La Haine from 1995. It occurs just as they arrive in Paris and they're on a balcony sort of thing. What's interesting about it is that it isn't motivated by some sort of character reaction as it is in Jaws, Vertigo and a lot of other famous examples, but it's simply used as an excellent establishing shot of Paris, adjusting the field of view onto our characters as the city sort of wraps itself around them. Awesome film, btw.

Ninjaedit: Just found a clip of it on YouTube

[–]wescotte[!] 3 points4 points ago

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Once the background goes out of focus it almost looks like bad rear projection.

[–]Agenal 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, it does look pretty funky. I'm really curious as to what glass was used on this shot. I know they shot most of it on S16 except from some over-cranked/VFX stuff, but yeah, that background stuff gets really intense. I notice it does go a little bit soft towards the end, but I can't really blame them. It's quite well executed really.

[–]antslater 0 points1 point ago

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I wonder how many times that actor had to hock up that phlegm..

[–]shiften 29 points30 points ago

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http://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/mp77w/dolly_zoom/

[–]Nixpix66 17 points18 points ago

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The good ol' Dolly Zoom aka Hitchcock zoom aka push-pull aka zolly. (that's my favorite.) Good shit.

[–]mrpappy 0 points1 point ago

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I like Smash Zoom a lot. Reminds me of the hulk.

[–]siamese_centaur 0 points1 point ago

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aka trombone

[–]latticusnon 0 points1 point ago

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Where was it first used?

[–]godsdead 0 points1 point ago

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I came here to post Dolly Zoom, Never heard it called the Hitchcock zoom, was he the first to use it?

[–]Nixpix66 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not sure if he was the first, but he Definitely made it famous. He used it a lot in vertigo.

It's done by zooming out while moving in with a dolly (or vice versa). Thus the name Zolly.

[–]vitaebella 0 points1 point ago

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Also called the "retro zoom." I had no idea there were so many names for it!

[–]deanbmmv -1 points0 points ago

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Why'd I have to scroll this far down to fine someone providing the correct name? kudos to you.

[–]cursoryname 4 points5 points ago

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Does anyone know if this is the same focus / zoom technique used in Super 8? I was watching last night and noticed some interesting focus adjustments and zooms around the train crash scene. Specifically I think there is one when Joe notices the white truck.

[–]Agenal 10 points11 points ago

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No, the sharp focus pull when Joe notices the truck on the train tracks looks the way it does because Super 8 was shot on anamorphic lenses.

Basically, if you don't know what they are, they're lenses that squeeze a widescreen image onto a piece of film or digital sensor. This way you get the 2.35:1 cinemascope aspect ratio without having to crop away anything, it allows you to make the best use of film/sensor. The anamorphic format has a lot of particular aesthetics that makes it interesting, such as the very iconic blue anamorphic lens flares, and the distortion in the edges of the frame. Another such side-effect would be what's called breathing when adjusting focus. It simply causes a distortion in the image as the focus plane is adjusted, due to the nature of the anamorphic format and the way these optics are constructed. This is why it could be perceived as a zoom, while it is in fact not!

tl;dr Super 8 had some excellent anamorphic cinematography.

[–]meh-aidez 6 points7 points ago

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video of anamorphic breathing and lens flair

http://vimeo.com/18345574

[–]whiteyak41 0 points1 point ago

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I was just watching it and I think they just cut to closer shot. I did see a really cool one towards the end of Hugo.

[–]stefmor90 3 points4 points ago

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FUCK TURN THE FOV DOW

[–]Panabag 66 points67 points ago

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http://i.imgur.com/rUSNX.gif

[–]Roast_A_Botch 4 points5 points ago

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Scanners ftw

[–]latticusnon 2 points3 points ago

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I haven't seen this .gif in ages.

[–]solitaryman098 1 point2 points ago

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What the hell is this from? I really want to know more now.

[–]famousmadphilosopher 0 points1 point ago

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I've more often heard it referred to as a dolly zoom. There are lots of good examples (warning: TVTropes).

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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aka De-realization!

[–]edharken 0 points1 point ago

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Louis Del Grande lookin' muhfucka.

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[–]entitysix 0 points1 point ago

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http://i.imgur.com/rUSNX.gif

[–]carloscarllos 3 points4 points ago

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The people in the background made it hard to appreciate the gif.

[–]WhoFan 2 points3 points ago

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Basically, run the camera forward while zooming away

[–]aggieinoz 0 points1 point ago

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You can do it the other way too for a slightly different effect.

[–]WhoFan 1 point2 points ago

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He's right everybody!

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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It's like zooming in on a repost. The Karma goes back and forth.

[–]putin_my_ass 6 points7 points ago

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))<>((

[–]cresteh 0 points1 point ago

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forever

[–]d2xdy2 1 point2 points ago

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This happens to me on Friday nights. Kinda cool and annoying at the same time.

[–]kmofosho 1 point2 points ago

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thievery

[–]MagicalAndrew 1 point2 points ago

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Instant vertigo.

[–]rennep1026 3 points4 points ago

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Coincidentally this technique was used in Hitchcock's movie "Vertigo"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0NhvAQ6fM

[–]Pookah 0 points1 point ago

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That's my favorite movie of all time. Jimmy Stewart. Hitchcock. 2 California missions. The Golden Gate Bridge and the rest of San Francisco.

[–]MrGrumpyins 1 point2 points ago

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I may be wrong, but this is called a zolly, isn't it?

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[–]BrahCJ 51 points52 points ago

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Kid, listen here. Santa isn't real, and your dog isn't waiting for you in heaven.

[–]silversapp 6 points7 points ago

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I love you

[–]TheSystem_IsDown 17 points18 points ago

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Hitchcock zoom is a dolly zoom.

[–]jgohlke 5 points6 points ago

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Dolly zoom... is a Hitchcock zoom ಠ_ಠ

[–]user_name2 10 points11 points ago*

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"Dolly zoom" is the correct name. It was used by Hitchcock and now people think he invented the damn thing. He didn't.

Dolly zoom is a technical term, anyone in the industry will know what you mean. Hitchcock zoom is a more social term used frequently.

[–]PointAndClick 0 points1 point ago

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But we think he did, so that's why it's called the Hitchcock zoom. nobody uses Dolly zoom any more. Evolution of language doesn't give a shit about facts, yo.

[–]swuboo 3 points4 points ago

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nobody uses Dolly zoom any more.

I do. Anecdotal, I know, but then so was your comment.

[–]ukp42 -4 points-3 points ago*

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I thought this was called,'Jaws zoom' , since it first appeared in that movie? My mistake, it was Hitchcock in his film Vertigo.

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[–]CodeForRamenAndRoof 1 point2 points ago

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EINHORN!

[–]AirunV 1 point2 points ago

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The classic dolly zoom in Jaws is one of my favorite examples.

[–]freerangetrousers 0 points1 point ago

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WHAT

[–]ARi420 0 points1 point ago

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not bad...i never tought to take a picture like that

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Oh gosh I love this.

[–]NSI 0 points1 point ago

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Anyone looking for tips on composition and framing in photography should pay attention. Great way to see the difference in the feel of your photo simply by moving backwards/forwards.

[–]powerBtn 0 points1 point ago

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My eyes!

[–]DRUG_USER 0 points1 point ago

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Holy moley that is making me dizzy.

[–]drakeg4 0 points1 point ago

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One of the most widely recognized uses of this effect:

Jaws

[–]latticusnon 0 points1 point ago

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Notable examples of this: Vertigo, Fellowship of the Ring, Raging Bull

[–]ive_lost_my_marbles 0 points1 point ago

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I nope'd faster than I ever have for any spider .gif/video on here. Makes me want to hurl.

[–]ForcedSim 0 points1 point ago

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Changing field of view =/= zooming in/out.

[–]Lutgerion 0 points1 point ago

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I absolutely hate the guys walking in front of the block.

[–]alienangel2 0 points1 point ago

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Question for the people posting the "mind=blown" comments, have you not seen this a million times in movies already? I get that you might not know how it works and finding out in the comments is cool, but is sight of the actual effect all that surprising to you?

[–]mrfoyl 0 points1 point ago

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They use this technique to make it look like explosions are right behind the actors, but in reality they are not.

[–]anno-jr 0 points1 point ago

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I clicked on this while listening to dubstep. The zoom was moving in exact beat with the song, so I ended up watching it for three minutes until the song ended...

[–]ahladun 0 points1 point ago

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MORE!

[–]Sir_Meowsalot 0 points1 point ago

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Finally! I have a name to put with this method of zooming out but moving closer.

[–]HAHA_U_SO_FUNNY 0 points1 point ago

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I feel like the tide... in then out... you can't explain it.

[–]reflythis 0 points1 point ago

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Film student here; learned that this was called a Rack Focus.

[–]Laqos 0 points1 point ago

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Repost.

[–]nxtnguyen 0 points1 point ago

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Repost from r/woahdude. This was posted yesterday on there and was titled "Dolly Zoom"

[–]christianjb 4 points5 points ago

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That's known as a 'crosspost'. In general, crossposts are not frowned upon as much as reposts.

[–]Cageebus 2 points3 points ago

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If they are labeled as xposts...

[–]Maximus01701[S] 1 point2 points ago

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In my defense, i had no idea... (Ignorance is bliss).

I found his stuff on http://motionographer.com/ and then found his google page.

[–]Dwev 0 points1 point ago

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Also known as a "push-pull".

This looks great, is it a stop motion type situation?

[–]Maximus01701[S] 6 points7 points ago

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Kinda, he does something called displacement map/compound.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0yF-Ohy6t0g/TscKblmUr0I/AAAAAAAAI0U/Y2UwkBkNIDc/w402/amalgamation_Micael_Reynaud.gif

and the full video http://vimeo.com/32351411

AKA dolly zoom

[–]ell595 2 points3 points ago

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I always knew it as a Trombone shot. TIL

[–]lechiengrand 1 point2 points ago

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Great name for it. I think Rubber Band Zoom also works.

[–]switchbackk 0 points1 point ago

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I've always known it as a contrazoom.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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My professors called it a "Zolly" or a "hitchcock zoom", as in the title

[–]I_CAPE_RATS 0 points1 point ago

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I confess that the vertigo induced by this notorious gif has me spellbound.

[–]Pookah 1 point2 points ago

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I can see you out of my rear window with a rope. You appear a bit psycho. Are you heading north by northwest?

[–]apullin 0 points1 point ago

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Every shot ever in Top Gear ever.

[–]Zimyver -1 points0 points ago

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Telephoto lenses and depth of field.

[–]Farris_Kiddo -1 points0 points ago

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what camera? fucking awesome, btw

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[–]BeefManfist 2 points3 points ago

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The example that we're all commenting on is from a stills camera.

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[–]BeefManfist 0 points1 point ago

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A movie IS a collection of stills stitched together.

/double pedantics

Edit; sorry, I thought you were replying to me, you can more or less ignore this

[–]whoopwhereitis -1 points0 points ago

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when i watch this i was LEAN WITH IT ROCK WITH IT

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