Which camera movement moves the camera and tripod side to side along the X axis, parallel to the picture plane?

Which camera movement moves the camera and tripod side to side along the X axis, parallel to the picture plane?

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

Answer: (B)

Lateral camera movement with the camera and tripod moving together while the framing stays level is trucking. This move slides the camera side to side along the X axis, keeping the camera orientation fixed so what’s in the frame shifts horizontally as you go. It’s typically done on a dolly or track, allowing a smooth motion past a subject or along a scene without turning the camera. This is different from dollying, which moves the camera forward or backward (along the depth Z axis); panning, which rotates the camera horizontally about a fixed point; and tilting, which rotates the camera up or down about a fixed horizontal axis. Since the question describes side-to-side movement parallel to the picture plane, trucking is the best fit.

Lateral camera movement with the camera and tripod moving together while the framing stays level is trucking. This move slides the camera side to side along the X axis, keeping the camera orientation fixed so what’s in the frame shifts horizontally as you go. It’s typically done on a dolly or track, allowing a smooth motion past a subject or along a scene without turning the camera.

This is different from dollying, which moves the camera forward or backward (along the depth Z axis); panning, which rotates the camera horizontally about a fixed point; and tilting, which rotates the camera up or down about a fixed horizontal axis. Since the question describes side-to-side movement parallel to the picture plane, trucking is the best fit.