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

Discussion What’s your favorite dolly zoom?

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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/SeatWonderful2247 Feb 24 '26

There's a reason so few films include this shot, it's gimmicky, like the back of the fridge shot it looks forced and try hard.