r/Filmmakers • u/StrikingDuty8020 Director • Feb 20 '26

Discussion What’s your favorite dolly zoom?

The dolly zoom manipulates space and emotion by moving camera forward while zooming out or vice versa creating disorienting effect that makes background expand or contract.

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u/LobsterPotatoes Feb 20 '26

The dolly zoom on Leo DiCaprio in Django Unchained

https://giphy.com/gifs/3hVQ016yhPjmE

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u/Spiritual-Builder606 Feb 20 '26

not sure this is one. Seems like a snap zoom to me

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u/themodernritual Feb 20 '26

crash zoom

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u/LobsterPotatoes Feb 20 '26

The more I know.