zolly
/ˈzɑli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dolly zoom.
Example Sentences
- "Another, though less common, use of depth of field can be found in the zolly, or zoom-with-a-counter-dolly shot. In this camera move, the characters or object being viewed will often stay the same relative scale while the lens length changes."
- "In Jaws, Spielberg used the zolly effect when Brody witnesses a little boy eaten by the shark. Brody is sitting on the beach and as the camera dollies toward him, the zoom lens is pulled back."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈzɑli/
- British English: /ˈzɒli/