panning shot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of panning shot
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Guns vividly captures this metropolitan milieu in the book’s opening chapters, which roll by like a long panning shot depicting inner-city life in all its complexity, inequality, squalor and joy.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023
But if you’re just looking to get a panning shot with something mounted on a tripod, the Spin should be more than enough.
From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2022
DaCosta pays homage to the opening with a similar panning shot of the city, this time pointed directly at the skyline.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2021
Because the cab of our vehicle was soundproof, what I saw was like a silent movie, a long panning shot out the window.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020
We first see a panning shot of forests and rice paddies in aerial view.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2010
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