Focus Pull

[airbolt]

What is the name of the Camera Shot where the Camera moves toward the subject whilst zooming away? It has been used in " Vertigo" and many times since to signify Shock or surprise in Films.

[Dahmerqueen]

Hiya,

You mean the type of 'startled realisation / reaction' shot used in JAWS (Roy Scheider sees the shark "get out of the sea")

Sounds a bit obvious but I've always heard it referred to simply as a 'Back Track Forward Zoom'

I dont think it has any specific name

Hope this helps

R   x

[dave_j]

...also sometimes known as a "contra-zoom" I believe.

[LeMarchand]

There's a few names for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchcock_zoom