Lesson 1 of 4 · 8 min read
Moves That Mean Something
Dolly, orbit, crane and crash zoom, and the feeling each one creates.
- 1
Push in for tension
A slow dolly-in pulls the viewer closer. Use it when something matters.
- 2
Orbit for scale
Circling a subject shows its size and gives a sense of discovery.
- 3
Crash zoom for energy
Fast zooms are punctuation. One per scene is plenty.
Try it
Brutalist alien megastructure hovering over a misty grey plain, slow orbit
Open in the studioHomework
Generate the same subject with three different presets and write one word for how each feels.
