dolly shot

noun

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In the first scene with Carol, she’s introduced in a dolly shot from behind, bob first. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025 An elaborate dolly shot tracks Hedda noticing Eileen’s arrival, thrilled and horrified and maybe turned on all at once. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025 The camera advances in a slow dolly shot, producing the weightless, gliding momentum of a first-person shooter game. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2020

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First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dolly shot was in 1933

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“Dolly shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolly%20shot. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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