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The Holiday Son
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France
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 Posted - 03/28/2004 : 08:34:12
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How do you call it in english when the camera is pulled back (or pushed forward) on rails ?
If that can help, it's "traveling (arriere/avant)" in french.
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 08:44:39
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A dolly shot, to 'dolly-in' or 'dolly-out'. Sometimes can be a verb on its own, e.g. 'dollying', the camera 'dollies'. We call it 'traveling' too, also 'trucking' or 'tracking' (most popular).
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The Holiday Son
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France
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 09:33:07
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ok, thanks.
Is that traveling/trucking/tracking out/in as well? ("I'm gonna dolly out" but "I'm gonna do a tracking out shot/track out" ?)
And if you want to throw other filming terms that would be nice too.
Like when the camera moves up/down/left/right without actually moving forward/back. Is that panning (up/...) ?
Thanx to the Truffaut film, I know 'Day for night' (Nuit americaine in french!!) but any other terms are welcome. |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 12:23:03
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You can track in/out, not sure about the others but I'd imagine it'd be the same.
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"You one of those right-wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 13:43:05
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I've always wondered what a best boy is,do they just sorta stand there making everyone else feel useless?
"I joined the Cult of this guy / 'cause they took my other picture away |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 13:45:19
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Yeah and that director dude, what does he do?
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 16:28:22
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newo is correct. dollying, tracking and trucking are the same thing, but "dollying" is the most commonly used. "tracking" usually refers exclusively to side-to-side motion of the camera, whereas "dollying" can be either - side-to-side, in/out etc.. . you'll probably never hear someone say "track in" or "truck out" on a film set. but, when the camera is mounted on something other than standard dolly track, so that it can move along side of the action, it's usually called a "tracking shot". like, if a camera is in on a vehicle and filming something along side it, it's called a tracking shot. or, if a camera is mounted on some other sort of device hanging from above, and moves along sideways with the action, it's a "tracking" shot and not a "dolly" shot.
and you are correct about "panning"; when the camera is stationary but moves up, down or side-to-side etc.. that's a "pan". "pan up" "pan left" etc...
the Best Boy is the fisrt assistant to the Gaffer (aka, the Chief Lighting Technician). the Gaffer handles all the electrical stuff with the lights, and the Best Boy (who can be male or female) is his or her first assistant. sometimes they're credited as Best Boy Electric..
here's a fun term that you might not know about, but is commonly used in filmmaking: "MOS" - means "without sound". so, when something is shot without sound, it is referred to as being "MOS" so that no one's confused later and wondering where the sound is.
the story behind that term is, supposedly Erich Von Stroheim couldn't pronounce "without sound" and would say "mit out sound" back in the early days. so, as a joke, people shortened it to MOS. and the term is still used today. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 16:46:35
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 03/28/2004 : 19:58:11
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that's funny. i've never heard that, but they should be called that. if only for the sake of a great insulting nickname.
associate producers are often times "glorified go-fers".. but not always. the thing about them is, they might be a glorified go-fer today, but a producer tomorrow. so you wouldn't want to call them an assprod. at least not to their face. |
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Help: filming technical term
