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tracking shot

n.
A movie shot made by a camera moving steadily on a track or dolly.
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tracking shot

n
(Film) a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
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track′ing shot`


n.
a camera shot taken from a moving dolly.
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The titular conundrum is elegantly bookmarked by a luxurious tracking shot along the platform in Istanbul, which follows the Belgian detective as he wanders through the train, and a five-minute Steadicam shot inside the carriages as a morally conflicted Poirot prepares to disembark.
The titular conundrum is elegantly bookmarked by a luxurious tracking shot along platform in Istanbul, which follows the Belgian detective as wanders through the train, and five-minute Steadicam shot the carriages as a morally conflicted Poirot prepares to disembark.
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