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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A movie shot made by a camera moving steadily on a track or dolly.

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  • noun cinematography, film In filmmaking, a continuously recorded segment containing no edits, in which the camera is moved (often mounted on a dolly rolling on tracks) so as to sweep through an extensive area or to follow the physical movement of characters or events.

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  • The action of moving a camera along a path parallel to the path of the object being filmed.

    July 31, 2008