tracking shot
Origin of tracking shot
1First recorded in 1940–45
- Also called trucking shot.
Words Nearby tracking shot
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How to use tracking shot in a sentence
There are few tracking shots, save from some terse action footage from the dog’s POV.
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British Dictionary definitions for tracking shot
tracking shot
noun
a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
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