tracking shot
The camera may move on tracks, a dolly, stabilizer, or other support. This topic is part of Film Production within Movies & Television. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
tracking shot trivia questions
A tracking shot involves a camera doing what?
Answer: Moving with or through the action
Bonus fact: The camera may move on tracks, a dolly, stabilizer, or other support.
What camera support traditionally moves along rails for a tracking shot?
Answer: Dolly
Bonus fact: Dolly tracks allow smooth controlled movement.
Which 1958 film Touch of Evil opens with a famous long tracking shot?
Answer: Touch of Evil
Bonus fact: Orson Welles directed the elaborate opening sequence.
What filmmaking feat is especially famous near the end of "The Passenger"?
Answer: A long tracking shot that moves through a barred window
Bonus fact: The extended final shot is celebrated for moving almost imperceptibly from inside a hotel room to the plaza outside.
What famous sequence in "Weekend" follows an enormous traffic jam?
Answer: A long tracking shot
Bonus fact: The extended shot turns a mundane traffic backup into an absurd panorama of crashes, arguments, and chaos.
Why is "The Player" famous among movie buffs for its opening sequence?
Answer: It uses a long continuous tracking shot
Bonus fact: The elaborate shot lasts several minutes and includes jokes about other famous long takes.