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panning shot

American  

noun

  1. pan.


Etymology

Origin of panning shot

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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Guns vividly captures this metropolitan milieu in the book’s opening chapters, which roll by like a long panning shot depicting inner-city life in all its complexity, inequality, squalor and joy.

From Washington Post

At times the results are poetic, as when, in a marvelous feat of both shooting and acting, a sequence of interactions is repeated multiple times within a seamless circular panning shot.

From New York Times

But if you’re just looking to get a panning shot with something mounted on a tripod, the Spin should be more than enough.

From The Verge

The Pixel 6 makes capturing a panning shot as easy as snapping a selfie.

From The Verge

DaCosta pays homage to the opening with a similar panning shot of the city, this time pointed directly at the skyline.

From Los Angeles Times