Vashi Nedomansky (via The Playlist) has published an entertaining and enlightening look at 23 classic cinematic dolly zoom shots from the likes of Alfred Hitchcock‘s Vertigo, to Le Samourai, Jaws, Goodfellas and Ghostbusters, giving you a look at the evolution of the in camera effect that can have such a profound impact on a scene without any post production visual trickery.
The effect was first developed by second unit cameraman Irmin Roberts and accomplished by adjusting the zoom lens while tracking toward or further away from the subject being photographed.
Check out the video below and I’m sure many of the shots featured you’re going to remember.
