The dolly\u00a0zoom<\/strong>.\u00a0it\u2019s an iconic technique that has been used in countless films from the late 50s until the very present. First employed by\u00a0Irmin Roberts<\/a>\u00a0in Alfred Hitchcock’s<\/a>\u00a0Vertigo<\/a>,<\/i> the technique has become a staple shot of Hollywood classics. I will always remember the moment, at sixteen-years-old, when I first understood how the technique was deployed. I spent the entire day rushing toward things while zooming out on my DV camcorder. But this article is not about the history of the dolly zoom,\u00a0<\/strong>nor the technique. PremiumBeat already has an extensive article about that\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n To employ the dolly zoom<\/strong> technique, you, of course, need a dolly<\/strong> and a zoom lens.<\/strong> This video below (via Jan Stripek<\/a>) very quickly\u00a0shows what happens when you track backward and zoom in.<\/p>\n