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
The music shifts and follows you down the walkway, and it feels like you’re being pulled through a tracking shot of a near-future sci-fi film.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
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
When the film is buoyant, it is through its blending of diegetic music and traditional scoring to create the auditory equivalent of a tracking shot.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
My head leaning against the carriage window, I watch these houses roll past me like a tracking shot in a film.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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