The Dolly Zoom: More Than A Cheap Trick
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2017
- The Dolly Zoom is a bizarre cinematic effect, and it can do a lot more than just make you dizzy. Let's take a look at some famous instances of the dolly zoom, see what they accomplish, and explore how it teaches a lot of principles of filmmaking.
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When I was a kid this was the effect I always looked for in movies and delighted in when I saw it, I had no idea how it was done and I was fascinated by it. Even now I know how it's done, it's one of my favourite effects :)
Me too!
They're all cinematic tricks to impress viewers. Maybe it's become cliché, but it's still great.
Yeah totally agree...only unserious filmmakers like..hmm Alfred Hitchcock or Spielberg.....
yeah, okay professor highbrow. vertigo, jaws, raging bull, pulp fiction, scarface, goodfellas, poltergeist, et, apollo 13, a bunch of joke films by hack cinematographers.
Konrad Dawid Wojsław I thought, In The LOTR only was CGI, because its so perfect, even you can see how branches and leaves twist and grow
When he mentions animation, I got my hopes up to hear about the shot in The Lion King. The one at the beginning of the stampede, when we dramatically zoom in on Simba's shocked expression? I've always been under the impression that was a dolly zoom, maybe giving it a pass considering it was animation..
That's actually an awesome, awesome example of Dolly Zoom. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/axDZalxEdi8/w-d-xo.html
This shot goes from wide angle to telephoto. It brings out the depth of the canyon in the background, and adding the shadow to his face is a nice touch.
Really good find, Julius JuliusJulius.
Isn't it going from telephoto to wide angle while moving the camera forward?
this shot is insane. In your other examples of animation using it, they were all in 3d films however lion king was a 2d film and if you watch it frame by frame, simba is still animated. theres 2 ways they could of done this.
1st, composite the 4 different layers (background, simba, foreground and the ground he is standing on) out and tween them within a computer. this way has difficulties with the pacing on the zoom and artificially creating the dolly zoom.
the 2nd method, i hope they didn't use, is with the multiplane camera. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplane_camera
Which was the device used frequently with older 2d animation. they would have to of taken frame by frame pictures while changing the levels of the device. they might of only did it without simba and composite him in later if they didnt want to frame by frame him, and use the ground he is standing on as a reference point.
I'm just guessing with these methods, anyways the dolly zoom would be especially hard to do in 2d around this time. They probably couldn't do it in earlier animations where there was no computer to help them.
i scrolled in the comments to find you :D
ThisIsNotReel It's actually the whole scene, not just the one shot, that took three years to complete. The complex part was the animation of the wildebeest, not the dolly zoom.
Another great video! Fun fact; Hitchcock shot that clocktower dolly zoom on a horizontal set instead of, as it looks like in the scene, a vertical one, saving a bunch of money in the process; creative and efficient!
Like Stories of Old how would you do that? Hang a mirror?
Building a set, maybe? But mirror looks to be way cheaper, tbh
How is building a replica cheaper than putting the camera on a rail?
@@Guill0rtiz The replica doesn't have to be the size of the real thing.
@@Guill0rtiz Possibly because you don't have to schlep a ton of people and equipment to a remote location? Just an example.
Literally I was trying all my life to find the name of this effect, is so badass
also sometimes called ... hero shot
Watch this guys, th-cam.com/video/BbbY_U9e7zk/w-d-xo.html
This is why I'm here lol
While I do agree with this statement, the combination of the Charles Manson profile picture and the name "Jesus of Nazareth" confuses me.
Lol that end had me on the floor 😂😂
Do you know what movie it's from?
Me, Myself & Irene
great movie highly recommend
probably would be in my top 3 funniest Jim Carey movies, and that's saying something.
I need to rewatch Me, Myself and Irene now.
uhh... sure?
I love that Brad Bird uses so many subtle live action camera techniques in his animated movies! I'd also love to see you talk more about Pixar.
You can pull stuff like this off a lot easier in an animated environment, even traditional hand-drawn. Go watch Avatar and see how many times they use a "dolly zoom" technique when a shocking revelation occurs. It is basically all of the times.
An example I always like to give of the dolly zoom in traditional animation is in the Lion King, when the stampede begins and Simba looks up to see it. The "camera" rushes up to Simba's shocked face as his ears drop, while the field of view widens to show more of the background. It's very dramatic and effective!
One of the best uses of the dolly zoom is in the french movie "La Haine". The first part of the film, which takes place in the suburbs, consists of really neat close and medium shots of characters and backgrounds. The second part, which takes place in Paris downtown, consists of shots emphasizing the characters only, the background being blurry, And the transition between the two : a dolly zoom. Beautiful filmmaking.
i was going to comment this la haine definitely should've been included in this vid it was one of the first films that made me fall in love with the technique
A very effective shot. That scene in Jaws is so memorable. I have never even noticed it in Goodfellas and I’ve seen it dozens of times.
I preferred the version where there was 3 minutes of nothing. It's a great opportunity to think about and consider what you just watched
Forr3ster same
IMO it was okay and I'm not native speaker, but I guess I talk a lot in English these days.
Well he's talking fairly slowly to this native English speaker's ears, and here are subtitles available. Also this will challenge your listening comprehension skill and help you improve.
If TH-camrs spoke slowly then native English speakers would lose interest. We live in a world where data is delivered fast, unfortunately (and fortunately), just use the captions - at least if an English speaker is speaking clearly the captions will translate them correctly.
This is actually how i learn english.... somewhat.
I think there's one in an episode of Mr Bean when he realizes the oysters he's eating have gone off
Night Kids man
I am right now watching mister bean on a second screen and this scene just came haha
What a coincidence
I confirm the dolly shot with mister bean oyster scene
Don't forget the dolly zoom in Raging Bull. Great stuff...
One of the best shots ever
Yavor Inspired by Stanley Kubrick.
This is almost exactly like Filmmaker HQs video from 2013
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Great video! The dolly-zoom is one of my favourite optical effects in movies. As you said, it can give you a feeling of weirdness and confusion or fear, but it is also used to build up a relationship with a character. I first noticed it in the famous stampede scene from "The Lion King", when I watched this movie as a child (and this scene is one of the main reasons why it is still one of my favourite movies!) and later in movies like Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla" (laugh at me, but I still like this one!), "The Lord Of The Rings" and, of course, "Jaws". This technique still fascinates me.
My dream is to become a director. I will for sure use this effect in some of my movies!
My favorite scene using this technique was in "Three O'Clock High", a lesser-known 80s teen film starring Casey Siemaszko. Brilliantly done to convey a similar feeling to its use in Goodfellas: the world closing in around him as time marches him closer to his inevitable destruction.
I really appreciate your videos! Always really well thought out and made with great knowledge! Great work man!
Such a hypnotizing effect.
I just saw Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 and I noticed it in a big spoiler.
Dante Moscato I remember! His eyes become normal too.
You shouldn’t have kill me mother and squished my Walkman!
A dolly zoom does not spoil the movie you fool
I just started my undergrad program in film and I've been watching your videos for a long time. And I don't usually comment, but I have to say, with this video especially, you explain stuff very well and are a much better than teacher than the ones I'm paying a bunch of money for. So thank you for your hard work and dedication to making these insightful videos. Swag!
Funnily enough, the Dolly Zoom I remember the most distinctly is from Everybody Loves Raymond’s intro.
*”THEY’RE COMING!”*
I opened this being like “how long until they credit Vertigo”, was pleased with the result
The one in Fellowship has always been my favorite.
I have actually never noticed that the faces change in dolly zoom. That dolly zoom in Me, Myself and Irene actually even kinda adds to Charlie's transformation into Hank.
I was LITERALLY thinking about this earlier this week! Thank you for posting!
That one in Michael Jackson's "Thriller", when his girl-friend realises he's become a zombie - that deserves a mention
Another field where the dolly zoom effect can lead to pretty good results is drone cinematography. When filming landscapes with a drone, the most typical shot is simply moving forward, perhaps slowly pitching up the gimbal at the smae time, or flying over an obstacle or whatever, and this simple shot can be enhanced by a subtle dolly zoom effect (which you can easily add inpost production with digital zoom), zooming out as the drone moves forward, but very subtly, so the general motion is not disturbed.
This creates an effect where even though you move forward, slowly, a bit more of the landscape becomes visble, which can make the shot more interesting.
I never realized the shot in LotR was a Dolly Zoom.
That shot always stuck out to me, and is in my core memory. Great video
Loved the addition of the final clip. Great work, definitely enjoyable
JAWS what an incredible film for the year brilliantly written and that shot in this video is brilliant that captures the gush of fear that travels through your body... GENIUS.
What's a little less easier to understand is, how did the narrator manage to talk for four minutes and one second without taking a breath?
edit all of them out
Editing?
edit out their breaths so it looks like they didn't stop.
Very easy
When I was a teenager I loved Goodfellas and saw it multiple times, the third time I saw it I realized that effect and I didn't know what the hell was going on with the background, it kept being a mistery for me until today, thank you!
BTW I love your channel, keep up the good work.
Great as always. Your videos are really good, especially the supercuts.
One of my favorite renditions of this effect is when it was used in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, the moment Ego revealed he had placed a tumor in Peter's mom's head.
Was thinking about that before I clicked on the vid. Shows him coming back to reality
Iv'e said it before
I'll say it again
*I Fucking Love this channel*
That one off comment about how dolly zooms are used in animation was really nice. I kind of didn't think about them as the same thing, but you're totally right!
I like how I know literally nothing about film yet I could understand everything you were telling me!
Finally got interested in this effect because of Spiderman No Way Home.
YAY IT'S BACK
This is by far one of my favorite camera effects. I didn't know what it was called until a few years ago, when I actively tried to search online for the proper name for this technique.
One of my favourite kind of shots. I had no idea what it was called or how the technique was executed so it was awesome to see this video showcase how effective it can be.
What about that iconic shot in raging bull?
When you watch Now You See It so much you begin analyzing Porn camera angles to understand it's effect on the audience...
Now I want someone to start a PornHub channel studying the cinema of porn
That actually sounds like kind of a fascinating experiment. to analyze the cinematography of porn.
please name of this movie 1:22 ( girl with gun )
@@wwc The last jedi?
@محمد It's the ending of The Force Awakens, and it's a lightsaber, not a gun
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Thank you for also touching up on how cinematography can be used in animation. Brad Bird is such a mastermind.
Great video. Out of interest, is the scene in Raging Bull a dolly zoom? When De Niro is asking to be beaten up by the black boxer?
Yes!
For some reason whenever I see the dolly zoom I burst out laughing. It’s hysterical.
The timing. I started having another phase with this recently, and then you bless with this.
Your videos are so informative - totally love them.
That ending xD
Pretty cool. I've always wondered how they accomplished that kind of cinematography.
Well it was very simple
Good video. I remember when i first began filming in my youth and stumble on the effect while moving the camera and zooming at the same time. What an exciting time that was.
i love spotting it... it makes you seem like you know so much more than you do about camerawork
all i can think of is the rotten clam scene from mr. bean lol
4:00 me with literally any kid who touches my stuff
Fascinating video. I always found this shot really distinct and fun. Loved that Lord of the Rings example. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for opening my eyes to all this info as it truly gives me a new perspective on new & old movies.
Wasn't it used in raging bull
yes. It dolly zooms on Sugar Ray in a boxing scene
Lt. Col. Frank Slade That shot is legendary.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade were they singing 'fly'? I'm so clever.
La Haine?
I was expecting to see that scene in the video, but now I am dissapointed. I think dolly zoom in that scene supposed to show how different (like an outcast) the three main characters feel when they are in Paris center.
Tansel Işıklı Yup. You can actually see in the movie that when these guys are in the cités ( the suburbs), their familiar environment, they're filmed normally, with short angles up close, but once they get into Paris, which they don't know, they're always filmed with wide angles up close, to show how uncomfortable they are. And the dolly zoom seen is the transition between the two I believe
This is an American channel, so obviously he's gonna talk only about English-speaking movies.
Saruman38 I'm from the UK. Ignoring films like La Haine would be nonsense.
My absolute favourite dolly zoom of all time. Don't know why, it just worked with the script at that point so perfectly.
I've been looking for this effect forever, I always see it in movies and its amazing.
u earn A LOT of points in my book for using that amazing track shot from the "knock down stay down" scene in moonlight
Slow down! We like you. We'd be perfectly happy to listen to you for eight minutes instead of four.
True, dat.
no. quick is good...
@Alexander Supertramp
No, quick is good.
The narrator comes across as extremely intelligent, as most quick talkers are
@Alexander Supertramp
No, quick is good.
name of the music in the background?
Porodičan Čovek Breakout by the Foo Fighters
Bryon Letterman i'm actually talking about music in the beginning of the video but thanks anyway
Yes! The dolly zoom in Jaws is easily one of my favorite shots.
That shot in The Lord of the Rings is what got me into dolly shots, they're probably my single favorite kind of shot and I was obsessed for years before I found out what they were called
Great video! Have you ever thought on doing one about what makes a good cinematography?
That could be a series, impossible to narrow it down into a vid. That shit is complicated.
Bryce McIntyre Hahahaha, it really is! I think he could make a video about the importance if cinematography, a DOP, and also what is cinematography in film afterall (many people I've met do not know it, and I gotta admit neither do I understand it sometimes)
There's plenty of video's on youtube about that. Cinefix has been doing such a series on "The best" shot types. Wolfcrow has been dissecting great DP's and check out cinematography database for more in depth videos about what's happening on set as best as he can tell via his experience and BTS shots.
isnt that every single video?
Can the dolly zoom go from wide to telephoto or only the opposite?
A V it can go both ways if executed properly
Both. Jaws is telephoto to wide. Me, Myself, & Irene (the last clip of the video), is wide to telephoto.
Isn't the Me, Myself, & Irene one telephoto to wide as well?
Now that I look back on it, I would think so too, Rex. In the beginning he states that telephoto to wide gives us more background, which is also what it appears to me we get in Me, Myself, & Irene.
I'm sorry dave you cannot do this
Never knew the name for this, but i loved it every time it was used.
I've always loved this effect. I never knew the name of it nor how it was done until I stumbled upon this video just now. Though it wasn't mentioned or shown at all in this video, the moment that stands out for me as to when this effect caught my attention was when Michael Jackson's Thriller came out. It's the point where the girl turns around and is startled at seeing MJ as a zombie.
I actually remember seeing this a lot, not in movies, but in live airings of the Tour de France, where the camera guys, who were on motorbikes, would accidentally create this effect while zooming away from cyclists.
No Raging Bull Shoutout?? Scorsese used it beautifully!!
that's my favorite scene of all time
This type of shot is the perfect embodiment of that absolute stomach drop of dread/revelation. I feel it every time. Shiverssss.
This was absurdly interesting, entertaining, and educational while also being time-efficient. Why isn't the rest of TH-cam like you? "_"
I always think of Michael Jackson's Thriller video
fine, i'll watch fucking goodfellas again
Was randomly thinking about this over the last couple months. So cool to see this video, lol.
I'm for sure going to watch this video again to help me study for my film analysis exam. Thanks!
First time I saw this effect was Michael Jackson's Thriller
if you're making an essay you should probably be citing your movies and music. there are times in this video where you show a clip from a movie but don't say what it is either with your commentary or text on the screen.
This isn't an essay.
@@brokenwave6125 It's a video essay. So it's an essay.
Ahh that dolly zoom in Jaws is so so so cool. Nice video.
OMG!!! I've been wondering what this shot was called. I've searched for it for years..and now this! thank you!
Why are so many videos like this (by, it seems, every person who makes "informative" videos) narrated so rapidly? If you're trying to teach the audience something fascinating, why not give the audience a chance to be fascinated rather than disoriented? We're not Jimmy Stewart staring down a bell tower-or at least TH-cam makers should not make us feel that we are.
Probably because most of us would lose interest if people were forced to speak slower for those with special needs.
haha. channel's name "Now you see it" and video ends with "What are you stering at, fucker" Ironic
Nice video.
The Jaws one is the most iconic. Forgot about the 'Me Myself & Irene' one lol! Nice surprise, thanks!
I remember first seeing this in Jaws as a kid and I thought it was so cool. I've always been intrigued by cinematography.
Replayed from 4:00 10 times lmao 😂😂😂
I love your videos but you could speak a bit slower
No mention of La Haine? That's a pity.
Great video though! always excited when I receive a notification from this channel ^^
I've been looking for what this effect is called for forever... Thank you!
I think I first saw this in the Thriller music video
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I feel like I've seen this video and that thumbnail before.
You bitch
I loved how it was used in the Matrix movies as well, the most notorious moments being the highway scene in Matrix Reloaded when neo arrives flying to save Morpheus and the Keymaker. This effect perfectly illustrates both the crazy speed neo arrives with but also the "bendable" nature of the Matrix world itself.
You are a genius. I love all of your videos. You are quite the essayist. I admire you.
The narration is too hectic to grasp technicality.
people complaining about speed have the option of watching it at 0.75 or slower
great video as always!!
Yesterday I watched Vertigo for the first time and I loved it.
The next day, this video is uploaded and it's fucking awesome
Can you speak a bit faster so I have even less time to think about what you are saying?
Too much coffee?
Why do you have to speak so fast? You have limited number of seconds per videoclip?
why do you have to complain? his pace is fine... i wish more video presenters spoke this quickly. is your brain too slow to keep up with such a simple flow of information??
@@NoNo-qk6uz it's called feedback.
I've loved this effect since seeing Jaws. Thanks for the info. I never knew what it was called.
Thank you!!! I finally understand what's going in these weird shots!