excellent description and depiction of this shot. its also known as the contra dolly, or contra zoom (as it is the opposite of both of those). Obviously because of the focal length of your lens you had to stop at a certain point when you had zoomed completely in, but in a movie such as vertigo it would not be done with such a scale. this is my fav shot, and was used in many movies including Lord of the Rings I (ringwraith scene in the forest)
fabolous !
saidhunter 4 years ago
The metro/train noise adds a very nice surreal and sensory effect!
ecphonehome 4 years ago
excellent description and depiction of this shot. its also known as the contra dolly, or contra zoom (as it is the opposite of both of those). Obviously because of the focal length of your lens you had to stop at a certain point when you had zoomed completely in, but in a movie such as vertigo it would not be done with such a scale. this is my fav shot, and was used in many movies including Lord of the Rings I (ringwraith scene in the forest)
klepto69 4 years ago
holy shit, don't watch this while under the influence .. of anything!
livardo 4 years ago 2
Awesome. I do remember this great effect being used in Vertigo. Good post.
Thosedamnhippies 4 years ago