Dolly Zoom trials

Here are a couple of trials for a dolly zoom, which we filmed in lessons. This effect was inspired by scenes from the film Vertigo, which helps to create a feeling of dizziness, confusion, and surprise! We found found the dolly zoom really difficult to capture. We found our school dolly hard to keep still and control. To over come this we place the filmer on a chair and pushed the chair backwards to the characters we filmed, whilst the filmer zoomed in on the characters expressions.

Here are the instruction to filming a Dolly Zoom.

1. Step 1

   Establish the position of the subject and the camera.

2. Step 2

   Arrange the dolly so that it is lined up in the direction in which you want to move the camera.

3. Step 3

   Lock the camera onto a tripod and place the tripod onto the dolly.

4. Step 4

   Take the shot by dollying the camera either away from the subject or toward the subject and simultaneously zooming the lens in or out. If the camera is being dollyed in then the lens should be zoomed out and vice versa.