Wikipedia is actually pretty useful on this matter: 'Dolly Zoom' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_zoom And there are lots of worthwhile explorations of it at YouTube, too: 'Vertigo Shot' - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Vertigo+Shot&search_type=&aq=f Best, Catherine Grant (http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com) * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **