2 definitions by Toronto
A dolly zoom is aspecial effect on film where the camera lens zooms in, while the camera itself is pulled backward on a dolly. It creates a highly unsettling perspective shift that can be used to dramatic effect, for example in Hitchcock's Vertigo.
It's sweeps, and I've seen twenty dolly zooms this week alone. Stupid TV shows trying to be more dramatic...
by Toronto June 19, 2006
The irrational babble of fans so enthusiastic that they barely remember to breathe in between their incoherent statements of blind praise.
I tried to have a an honest conversation about __________, but the breathless fanboys completely overwhelmed any dissenting voice.
by Toronto June 19, 2006