dolly zoom definition by Wordo

Noun

A

camera

effect

that

appears

to

undermine

normal

visual

perception

,

achieved

by

using

the

setting

of

a

zoom lens

to

adjust

the

field of view

while

the

camera

dollies

towards

or

away

from

the

subject

in

such

a

way

as

to

keep

the

subject

the

same

size

in

the

frame

throughout

.