Great directors make an impact on the history of filmmaking, introducing a style and a technical approach that becomes trademark. Akira Kurosawa’s<\/a> approach to storytelling influenced George Lucas<\/a>. Robert Altman’s<\/a> sprawling character sketches inspired Paul Thomas Anderson<\/a>. Yet, every legendary director can take their influences and create something completely new. The purely visual nature of filmmaking is where most filmmakers begin making their mark.<\/p>\n Let’s look at a handful of iconic cinematography techniques used by the masters of filmmaking.<\/p>\n Here’s a straightforward explanation of how the dolly zoom works.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0The Dolly Zoom<\/h3>\n