Every Dolly Zoom is different...

Gut Stuff · Nov 3, 2018

Share your Dolly Zoom difference...

jwt873 · Nov 3, 2018

OK.. Here's one I did.

Gut Stuff · Nov 3, 2018

jwt873 said:
OK.. Here's one I did.

Thanks for posting, very cool DZ at a great location.

dmosley · Nov 16, 2018

Dolly Zoom on San Albino Church in Mesilla, NM

Gut Stuff · Nov 16, 2018

dmosley said:
Dolly Zoom on San Albino Church in Mesilla, NM

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Thanks for posting, what a beautiful place.

AlexSP · Nov 21, 2018

I´ve been growing more fond of the "manual" dolly zoom, or reverse DZ, since I´ve found it to look cooler at least in some instances than the "Quickshot mode" auto DZ.

I´ve edited a short clip (bellow) with the two examples at the same spot to show the difference.

Check out my M2Z stuff on IG @offlimitsbr ;-)

Gut Stuff · Nov 22, 2018

AlexSP said:
I´ve been growing more fond of the "manual" dolly zoom, or reverse DZ, since I´ve found it to look cooler at least in some instances than the "Quickshot mode" auto DZ.

I´ve edited a short clip (bellow) with the two examples at the same spot to show the difference.

That looks great, it’s worth playing with the manual Dz and getting practice because you never know when that amazing shot might appear with no time to set up the so called “quick shot”.

jwt873 · Nov 22, 2018

Interesting... Is this just a matter of coordination between the operation of the stick and the zoom wheel?

As a point of interest --Most video editing programs have the capability of reversing clips.. Here's a 15 second video I made using a Linux editor called Kdenlive (I uploaded it to DropBox this time instead of YouTube).

I did a regular dolly zoom and then added a reversed clip making an 'in and out' dolly zoom.. It's sped up x2 to make the motion more apparent. --> Dropbox - 2x-dolly-in-out.mp4

AlexSP · Nov 22, 2018

Gut Stuff said:
That looks great, it’s worth playing with the manual Dz and getting practice because you never know when that amazing shot might appear with no time to set up the so called “quick shot”.

Yeah I have that same opinion, can be much faster indeed!

AlexSP · Nov 22, 2018

jwt873 said:
Interesting... Is this just a matter of coordination between the operation of the stick and the zoom wheel?

As a point of interest --Most video editing programs have the capability of reversing clips.. Here's a 15 second video I made using a Linux editor called Kdenlive (I uploaded it to DropBox this time instead of YouTube).

I did a regular dolly zoom and then added a reversed clip making an 'in and out' dolly zoom.. It's sped up x2 to make the motion more apparent. --> Dropbox - 2x-dolly-in-out.mp4

I think there´s a difference in the background compression by moving backwards/zooming in VS. moving forward/zooming out. Not sure though, I´ve tried reversing both and they just look different, maybe the sky, maybe the starting distance from the object, dunno... I´m sure someone with more knowledge in photography / optics /cinematography can chime in.

Anyway, I´m all for experimenting and testing every possibility. I don´t like to be tied to existing features, it´s cool to mix and match and try new stuff using what´s at hand. So all the better if we can pull different tricks with the zoom, after all we have a moving camera and that in itself is a major bonus.

I´m glad we can have even more flexibility in post too, editing can be a godsend LOL.