| 1 | A camera movement along the camera z-axis, toward or away from the subject. |
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| 3 | Usage: "Dolly in", "Dolly out". |
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| 5 | Refers to a wheeled cart to which the camera is mounted. Replaced in almost all video production by the smooth-operating power {{zoom}} lens. However, zooms and dollys look and feel different. Combine both in opposite directions for the VertigoEffect. |
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| 7 | The term can also refer to any motion parallel to or around the subject, though this is more properly known as a {{truck}}, also managed at one time with a camera mounted on a wheeled cart running along a small railroad-style track. Today, many of these shots are handled with a {{Steadicam}} instead, but there are still uses for the traditional tracked dolly. |
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| 9 | Compare {{Pan}}, horizontally rotating the camera to get a grasp of the panorama. See also OrbitalShot. SuperTrope of UnimpressiveProgressReveal. Contrast {{Zoom}}, the same effect but accomplished by changing the camera's focal lenght. |
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| 11 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] various [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly other things and people named dolly]]. |
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| 13 | !Please do not add examples to work pages, this merely [[Administrivia/DefinitionOnlyPages defines the term]]. |
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