Which movement is the side-to-side horizontal movement of the camera and tripod parallel to the picture plane?

Which movement is the side-to-side horizontal movement of the camera and tripod parallel to the picture plane?

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

Answer: (C)

Trucking is the side-to-side horizontal movement of the camera and tripod parallel to the picture plane. It slides the entire setup left or right on a track or wheels while keeping the camera level and aimed at the subject, so the composition shifts laterally without changing height or angle. This is different from tilting, which moves the camera up or down and alters the vertical framing; dollying, which moves the camera forward or backward into or out of the scene; and pedestaling, which raises or lowers the camera vertically.

Trucking is the side-to-side horizontal movement of the camera and tripod parallel to the picture plane. It slides the entire setup left or right on a track or wheels while keeping the camera level and aimed at the subject, so the composition shifts laterally without changing height or angle. This is different from tilting, which moves the camera up or down and alters the vertical framing; dollying, which moves the camera forward or backward into or out of the scene; and pedestaling, which raises or lowers the camera vertically.