Can you think of any great uses of zoom in a film that arnt just a lazy way of !
Question:
Can you think of any great uses of zoom in a film that arnt just a lazy way of avoiding using a dolly?
JAWS doesnt count coz its a zoom and a reverse dolly!
Answers:
It's more complicated than you think. Zooming changes the focal length of the lens, which in turn changes the depth of field. This is *very* important to the composition of the shot. For example, look at the scene in "The Graduate" where Ben is running down the street to the church. Depth of field and compression of distance are key parts of the image and the way the sequence plays out and are far from "lazy." In the hands of a skilled cinematographer dollies and zooms are completely different tools.