tracking shot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tracking shot
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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That song, a new number called “The Girl in the Bubble,” is staged in one whirling tracking shot.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
He models his methods of creating suspense on the work of Brian De Palma, and cites Martin Scorsese’s famous tracking shot at the Copacabana in “Goodfellas” as his inspiration for the Díaz bullpen moment.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Collins Jr. is especially impressive in his last scene, a lengthy tracking shot that reveals so much sans dialogue.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2021
He’s knocked out by Alana, instantly smitten, a thunderbolt moment that Anderson memorializes with a prodigious tracking shot that gets both the camera and the story’s juices going.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021
I take a tracking shot into the wedding hall, aglow with thousands of candles, red-and-orange bouquets bursting from the center of tables.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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