Chapter 1
Painting with light: the core tools of the cinematographer
Chapter 2
Moving the audience: camera movement and the psychology of the shot
Chapter 3
Legendary world masters: the DPs who defined cinema's look
Chapter 4
The evolution of the image: from shadows to digital canvas
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret painters of cinema
Ch 2 · Moving the audience: camera movement and the psychology of the shot
andy The Dolly Zoom
Dolly zoom, dolly zoom, watch the background stretch while I stay still!
andy In the late 1950s, French New Wave cinematographers like Raoul Coutard popularized handheld filming by stripping down rigs
andy A cinematographer uses a Steadicam rig with counterweights to balance a heavy camera.
Fun Fact
Wheelchair camera rig: To get smooth, low-angle shots for the 1951 thriller 'He Ran All the Way', James Wong Howe shot from a wheelchair.
Glossary
dolly zoom (noun)
A cinematic technique in which the camera moves away from a subject while the lens zooms in, or vice versa. Irmin Roberts invented the technique to convey acrophobia in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece Vertigo.
A cinematic technique in which the camera moves away from a subject while the lens zooms in, or vice versa. Irmin Roberts invented the technique to convey acrophobia in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece Vertigo.
Quiz
What camera trick did second-unit cameraman Irmin Roberts invent for Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film 'Vertigo'?
Quiz
Why did French New Wave cinematographers favor handheld cameras over traditional studio setups?
Quiz
In which 1980 horror film did the Steadicam famously capture long, smooth shots through hotel hallways?
Quiz
What emotional effect is typically achieved by elevating a camera high in the air for a crane shot?
Quiz
Which film movement popularized handheld camera work in the late 1950s using lightweight, stripped-down rigs?
Quiz
How did cinematographer James Wong Howe capture the fast-paced boxing scenes in the 1947 film 'Body and Soul'?