tracking shot

noun

, Movies, Television.

1. dolly shot.

tracking shot

noun

1. a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action

Word History and Origins

Origin of tracking shot¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

A long opening tracking shot following Daniel around the production does give a good sense of what it takes to make a movie, but the film being made is so patently awful and threadbare — several orders of magnitude worse than the worst real-world superhero film — that “The Franchise” doesn’t really register either as satire or parody.

From Los Angeles Times

“Evil Does Not Exist” is quite the title to ponder as Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s great new film opens on a serene tracking shot through a wintry forest, accompanied by an Eiko Ishibashi score that is both subdued and foreboding.

From Los Angeles Times

When Jack Delroy does it, we’re just admiring how cinematographer Matthew Temple captures his breakdown in a marvelous tracking shot.

From Los Angeles Times

The music shifts and follows you down the walkway, and it feels like you’re being pulled through a tracking shot of a near-future sci-fi film.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Wesiverse, it goes in all those directions — and sometimes up and down, too — in a single tracking shot, allowing, Anderson said, for unbroken expression.

From New York Times