Moving the camera and tripod forward or away from an object along the Z axis is called what?

Moving the camera and tripod forward or away from an object along the Z axis is called what?

• A. Tilting
• B. Trucking
• C. Dollying
• D. Pedestaling

Answer: (C)

Dolly movement is when you move the camera and tripod forward or backward along the depth (Z) axis toward or away from the subject. This uses a dolly—a wheeled platform (often on tracks)—to glide smoothly, giving a clean change in distance while keeping the framing consistent. Dolly-in and dolly-out shots are common for pulling the audience into or pulling back from the action without changing the lens or angle. This differs from tilting, which changes the camera’s vertical angle while staying in the same position, and from pedestaling, which moves the entire setup up or down rather than forward or backward. It also differs from trucking, which is horizontal movement left or right, not toward or away from the subject.

Dolly movement is when you move the camera and tripod forward or backward along the depth (Z) axis toward or away from the subject. This uses a dolly—a wheeled platform (often on tracks)—to glide smoothly, giving a clean change in distance while keeping the framing consistent. Dolly-in and dolly-out shots are common for pulling the audience into or pulling back from the action without changing the lens or angle.

This differs from tilting, which changes the camera’s vertical angle while staying in the same position, and from pedestaling, which moves the entire setup up or down rather than forward or backward. It also differs from trucking, which is horizontal movement left or right, not toward or away from the subject.