question about a hitchcock shot..

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Cephalectomy

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ok, the shot i want to ask about is when you zoom in and dolly out at the same time. What i want to know is will this shot work on a dvx, or does this require a 35mm adapter to get proper DOF? Sorry, I Don't have my camera yet to know and just trying to work on some storyboards and plan things out in advance :) Thanks!
 
No. It doesn't work. At all. You are absolutely forbidden from even thinking about trying this shot. Please! :dankk2:

:)
 
Oh that's a bit mean pmark23! :)

Surely everyone should be able to have a go at getting the cliches out of their systems?

There's no reason why it should not work with the stock built-in lens. The trick is maintaining the size of the foreground subject. Remember you will have to adjust focus as you dolly in or out.
 
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The method is referred to as Vertigo, or a "dolly zoom." Yes, it is completely achievable with the DVX, like Eric said, just maintain the size of the object in the foreground as you dolly out, or vice versa. All you are doing is exaggerating perspective, nothing the DVX couldn't handle.
 
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What their saying is zoom either in or out depending if your moving away or closer to your subject...keep them in center screen and there u go.
 
You can try it very quickly by first zooming in, then walking forward while zooming back. That should get it out of your system. :)
 
I think if its used in the right context (none i have found yet) its a great shot. On another note who was the first person to use the circular dolly track to spin around a subject?
 
ian robertson said:
Dwayne Hitchcock, maybe.

Or was it Martha Hitchcock.

Might have been Leroy Hitchcock.

Achilles, Darlene, Alister, Lawanda.........


Sure as hell wasn't Alfred.
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LOL... That was cool. But I can't understand the surprise.

I did mean Alfred. I don't know, everything in the film has a very Hitchcock feel to me. Even the cinematography feels like I'm watching Vertigo, or something like it. The other example I can think of is the shark subjective shot, with eerie music playing. That wouldn't be done like it was if Steven had never seen a Hitchcock film. I love the film, and am not saying it's a copy or bad film. All I'm saying is that the film owns a lot to Hitchcock. I really think it's pretty clear, but, well, what do I know...

Anyway, he point is not that the zoom-dolly can't be used, but it should be used with a good reason. It works in Jaws for the same reason it worked in Psycho, it fitted the Mis-èn-scene. There is no way in hell it would have worked in The Constant Gardener...

See ya!
 
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