tracking shot

English

Noun

tracking shot (plural tracking shots)

1. (cinematography, film) A continuously recorded segment containing no edits, in which the camera is moved (often mounted on a dolly rolling on tracks) so as to sweep through an extensive area or to follow the physical movement of characters or events.
   • 1984 Oct. 12, Janet Maslin, "Blood Simple, A black-comic romp," New York Times (retrieved 9 July 2012):

     A long, late-night tracking shot from one end of the Neon Boot bar to another actually tracks along the surface of the bar itself—and when there is a drunk passed out on the bar, the camera simply lifts up and flies over him, then continues on its route.

   • 2010 Jan. 25, Richard Corliss, "American Savior: Denzel Washington in Book of Eli," Time:

     In a long tracking shot at the start of the film, a feral cat prowls this wasteland until it is felled by a slow-motion arrow.

   • 2019 April 28, Alex McLevy, “Game Of Thrones suffers the fog of war in the battle against the dead (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1]:

     The lead-up to the battle was wonderfully done, starting with the long tracking shot that followed Sam and then Tyrion as they nervously took up their places for the fight.

Synonyms

• trucking shot

References

• “tracking shot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.